Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Water wharf : rediscovering the natural processes that support urban life
(2012)There is an urgency to find intelligent solutions for supplanting and diversifying water treatment to stop polluted water reaching our oceans. In New Zealand, soil run-off is the largest threat to our marine ecosystem and ... -
Water you know? : an architectural research project exploring how cultural and spiritual values attached to water can be used to bring attention to water management. The water scarcity situation in the rural Thai village, Ban Thang Khwang, is the test case
(2015)This research focuses on bringing attention to the importance of water and its management to my village, Ban Thang Khwang, in northeast Thailand. On a trip home in 2014 I noticed a huge contrast between the poor condition ... -
A way of looking : an exploration into the representation of architecture
(2014)COMICS This thesis examines the use of comic books as a representation system. Whilst our most common perception of comics are books for kids, ‘Sequential Art’ as the convention is sometimes called, has been around for ... -
Welcome home : return, rehabilitation and reconnection; architecture as a kaitiaki for taonga Māori
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural intervention facilitate the return of taonga to iwi in Aotearoa/New Zealand? ABSTRACT: Taonga Māori are generally understood as a treasure, or anything of high value. The ... -
Westgate Shopping Centre : an opportunity to give an obsolute development a new purpose
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a transit orientated design strategy be used to reprogram an existing development to serve a new purpose? ABSTRACT: Due to the economic foundation and focused use of private transportation, ... -
What if there is another chance (to establish a balanced architectural relation between a heritage building and a new construction)?
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: What if there is another chance to re-establish a balanced architectural status between heritage buildings and new constructions? This primary question is divided into a number of secondary research ... -
A woven shelter
(2009)The existence of a distinguishably ‘New Zealand’ architecture is a continuing obsession of historians and critics. This paper investigates the few built examples that represent Maoridom within our built environment. Research ... -
Woven: The empowerment of women through textile craft revival in Ahmedabad
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION How can architecture empower female garment workers through the revival of textiles in the informal settlements of Ahmedabad, India? ABSTRACT Female oppression is prevalent in Indian society, exemplified ... -
Wunderkammer : scenes of wonder, speculation and discovery
(2012)The Wunderkammer was a setting of reflection, research and discovery in early modern Europe, where the collection and its context together created a network of potential associations that acted as a tool for interdisciplinary ... -
Zen - Christianity: A useful dialogue?
(2011)This is an investigation into the possibility of learning from different architectural cultures. Specifically, this project investigates selected Japanese architectural principles. Relevant principles are obtained and ... -
Zigzagging through : an architectural research project that examines how the proposed hutongism building complex could create an architectural link between past and present in a historic run down area
(2015)The hutong1 is a significant structure in Beijing ancient city, and could be a positive prototype for building complexes as well. The whole context of Beijing ancient city follows the logic of the hutong, and most urban ... -
ʻa-tā : it's not what you say, it's where you sit
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the notion of ‘meeting’ in a Tongan context generate design notions/suggestions for a new parliament building in Tonga? ABSTRACT: On February 12th, 2018, the Tongan islands were devastated ... -
融 Fusion : church design for a new Christian group in Auckland
(2012)To achieve the objectives of impressive religious architecture through a new Church design for a new Christian group, few questions have been proposed: How the typological architectural expression for Eastern and Western ...
