Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Title
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‘Common ground’ : transitional housing in Auckland, New Zealand
(2012)This project investigates social services for the accommodation of homeless [in Auckland’s Central Business District] and marginalised people. It provides a bridge between being completely marginalised to being integrated ... -
A compact community : a high-density housing development that explores the concepts of compactness, transformability and community
(2015)Housing demand has been a long running issue in Auckland. Shortages, combined with the rapidly growing population have caused a steady increase in average house prices. High-income households are not affected by this ... -
Completing the square
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can new architecture revitalise an urban space while remaining sensitive to its historic significance? ABSTRACT On 22nd February, 2011, a devastating earthquake struck Canterbury that changed ... -
Computer monitoring trends in recreational fishing effort
(2016)Annual estimates of removals from fish stocks are a fundamental requirement for any fisheries management regime. The surveillance of maritime boat ramp aims to balance the sustainability of fisheries stocks and the impacts ... -
A concept made concrete : conserving a Brutalist icon through architectural intervention
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION How can a critically unsuccessful Brutalist building be adapted or reused to ensure its conservation as a piece of architectural history? Sub-questions: Why was the building considered unsuccessful? ... -
Conditional grounds : architecture for the Whangamarino wetland
(2013)The connection architecture can make with the ground is rarely given the attention it deserves. It is the first junction that architecture is required to make. The research project selected a diverse and challenging site ... -
Connecting the city : Tauranga Library
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture act as a catalyst for urban connectivity and improve the Tauranga city centre? ABSTRACT: This architectural project explores the role of architecture in creating and supporting ... -
Connecting water to architecture : encouraging the interaction between people and surroundings
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a better interaction with water be encouraged through the use of the architectural atmosphere? Or more specifically: How can an urban waterfront building in Auckland provide interaction ... -
Constraintly inhered habitation
(2011)“One of the basic human requirements is the need to dwell, and one of the central human acts is the act of inhabiting, of connecting ourselves, however temporarily, with a place on the planet which belongs to us and to ... -
Contex-ture: The active edge and asymmetrical destabilisation
(2010)Stadium designs have long presented themselves as enclosures from their settings, introverted spaces with limited opportunities for interaction. The primary focus of this architectural type has been containment: maximum ... -
Correcting the middle ground: Developing an architectural response to encourage the rehabilitation of individuals that have been recently released from prison
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: To what degree can the development of an architectural response encourage the rehabilitation of individuals who have recently been released from prison? ABSTRACT: Incarceration and architecture are ... -
A creative arts-lab for the visually impaired
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture help in designing a place for learning, teaching and being active for non-visuals which becomes a place of experiencing multisensory architecture for the sighted? ABSTRACT: Many ... -
Creative spaces: The application of arts and crafts in contemporary architecture
(2010)This research project is concerned with the design of Creative Spaces, an arts centre for urban dwellers. Urban life can be complex, disjunctive and isolating, and as a result our generation relies on "quick fixes" for ... -
Critical placemaking : critical regionalism in an increasingly globalised world
(2014)Critical regionalism is a progressive approach to design that seeks to mitigate the impact of globalisation on regional identity. It is a strategy used to intercede between the global and local languages of architecture. ... -
Critical preservation : an architectural research project exploring post traumatic architecture in Christchurch
(2013)The focus of this research is to explore the concept of Post Traumatic Architecture in the context of Christchurch. It is aimed to provoke a discussion on an alternative way of rebuilding a city devastated by a traumatic ... -
Cross-cultural healing : An architectural response to Maori urban healthcare
(2014)As an exchange student, New Zealand was uncharted territory, both culturally and environmentally. With a growing interest in the people and place affected by architectural design, I decided a project deeply rooted in the ... -
Cultural diversity: Interaction in the public realm
(2009)RESEARCH QUESTION: Can architectural design and research enhance the intersection of diverse culture within public buildings and spaces, and improve the existing benefits of social exchange within diverse communities? ... -
Cultural habitat for the elderly : an aged care facility in a multicultural Fijian society
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Fiji’s multicultural traditions inform an architectural response to the needs of elderly citizens living in urban Fijian communities? This research project is a response to concern about a ... -
Culture and travel centre : cultural and functional diversity
(2013)Expression of Cultural diversity The focus of this research is the design of a Culture and Travel Centre in Auckland, in order to explore how architecture can represent cultural diversity. The Centre will provide a permanent ... -
Cultured gentrification
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture and its associated public open space act as a mediator between development and the existing demographic to protect and foster culture during the process of gentrification? Throughout ...
