Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Relational connections
(2012)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a tectonic investigation of social connections enrich a building's design and building? This project is an exploration of tectonic detailing. It aims to get an understanding of how tectonic ... -
Resilient renovation : the architectural adaptation of the old suburbs for cohousing
(2016)Change. Throughout our lives and throughout history we change and adapt. Whether to suit new times, new technologies or new ideas our lives and by extension our architecture has consistently been changing. In this day ... -
Rethinking the Apia waterfront : a masterplan and educational facility for the waterfront in Apia, Samoa.
(2014)Many Small Island Developing States (SIDS) often rely heavily on tourism for their economies to prosper, and Samoa is no exception. The challenge is to balance the needs and desires of tourists against those of the residents ... -
Retreat to normality : architectural respite for the autistic world
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: Can there be an environment where Autism is seen as “Ordinary/Normal”? This design research project shows the development of a therapeutic retreat environment that caters for both the children who ... -
Retrofitting the low-income suburb
(2016)Taking Auckland as the focal point for national imperatives for sustainable, affordable housing and regional demands for increased densification, the thesis considers how complex housing requirements might be reconciled ... -
Reuse: The lifecycle of buildings in New Zealand
(2011)Since our environment is partly proof of our history, it needs to be protected and maintained. Beyond this cultural value most existing buildings have, there are environmental and often economic benefits that should not ... -
Revisiting the archipelago
(2017)Throughout the centuries, descendants of formerly colonised peoples continue to face the after-effects of colonialism. In New Zealand, the indigenous Māori people face the highest rate of incarceration. The New Zealand ... -
Revitalising the Huntly Power Station
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How could a redundant Huntly Power Station be adapted to reconnect with its community? ABSTRACT: Many industrial buildings in New Zealand are located in ‘less populated’ rural settings but nonetheless, ... -
Reviving intramuros 'The city within the walls' (Manila, Philippines) : conservation and adaptive reuse of San Ignacio Church to Museo de Intramuros
(2013)Restoration of a historical building is always a great opportunity for people who are passionate about preserving heritage. This project is envisaged to convert San Ignacio Church into an ecclesiastical museum which will ... -
Reviving the heart : establishing place & connection through the architectural mechanism and fabric of a transport exchange, using Trivalent Design
(2017)This research project, REVIVING THE HEART, researches and explores architectural solutions in connecting the people of Auckland back to their urban fabric of Auckland and eachother to restore their sense of place. Auckland ... -
Rio 2016 : sailing in the post-Olympic hangover. Design for a marina and sailing school for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
(2011)The research question looks primarily at how the design for an Olympic venue, which is usually aiming to cater for the needs of a short term event, can benefit and contribute to the city and the life style of local communities ... -
Rise to the challenge : vertical farming within the urban environment
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Vertical Agriculture be integrated into the urban environment on a large enough scale to benefit Auckland City? There has been a rapid increase in the world’s population in the last one ... -
Rites of remembrance : an architectural research project exploring the funerary requirements of modern day secular New Zealand society
(2014)Technological advancements have increasingly led to the alienation of human emotion from physical experience. A prime example of such can be demonstrated upon analysis of the business of death and dying, an experience which ... -
The river archive
(2017)AIM: The aim of this research project was to investigate how architecture can store, evoke and recall memories and histories within its structure. OBJECTIVES: 1. Investigate previous ways in which memorialisation has ... -
Ruins for remembrance
(2017)There is no other building that signifies what it means to be from Christchurch more than the Christchurch Cathedral. It is the symbol of the city, a unique part of the ambitions and aspirations of the founding fathers and ... -
A rural respite
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture in the rural landscape support those affected by autism? ABSTRACT: This research investigation focuses on the design of a rural respite facility for autism and those affected ... -
Salutogenic design : redesigning hospital waiting space to promote health and wellbeing
(2015)With the need of pursuing better health condition for the human body in every way, hospital design solutions have been examined and revised over and over from the past to the present. Emphasizing the significance of paying ... -
Salutogenic hospital design : how can the benefits of natural light be harnessed to create stress-reducing and healing healthcare environments?
(2016)In recent years, the main priorities of hospital design have been function, efficiency and cost. This has too often resulted in unattractive and unpleasant clinical spaces where patients are seen as machines needing to be ... -
Saving St James
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION How can the abandoned St James Church in Mt Eden be preserved through adaptive reuse for a new, community-based programme? ABSTRACT The St James Church has stood proudly on the corner of Esplanade ... -
The scenic pathway : an architectural research project exploring an atmosphere around those facing their imminent demise
(2016)This research project endeavours to develop a design for a room and its supportive context that seeks to nurture a dying individual - dying that is supported by the architecture. While the concepts around death and dying ...