Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Title
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Raising resilience
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture assist in building confidence in children, so they are resilient when faced with mental distress? ABSTRACT: “It’s your reaction to adversity, not adversity itself that determines ... -
(Re) – adaptation of the St John’s Home Orphanage: The adaptive reuse of heritage buildings to regenerate a local community
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION How can conservation of a suburban heritage building in Auckland transform the community to serve an alternative purpose than originally intended? ABSTRACT This project investigates the possibilities ... -
Re-designing death : an expression of the human bereavement process through crematoria design
(2014)This paper presents a novice’s reflections on the aftermath of the death of a close one, discussing the process of grieving and mourning, straddling across analytical philosophical treatments and research. This paper shall ... -
Re-imagining the slum of Khlong Toei
(2021)An architectural research project explores how resilient water structures such as housing can provide long-term habitation for the slums threatened by flooding and rising sea levels. The test case for this project is Khlong ... -
Re-thinking the Manikarnika Ghat
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural solution enhance the human experience of mourners in the context of the commemoration of death at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi? ABSTRACT: “Benares is older than history, ... -
Re-urbanising the small: An exploration of urban design principles in small-town new zealand - Te Awaroa (Helensville)
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can established urban design principles be implemented in Te Awaroa? ABSTRACT: City’s rapid growth can impact on nearby settlements, in this case, Te Awaroa (also known as Helensville), a small ... -
Rebuilding Christchurch rebuilding history : an architectural research project that examines how a theatre proposal may instigate an architectural dialogue with/or about the heritage of Christchurch in a post-earthquake context
(2013)This research project Rebuilding Christchurch – Rebuilding History, addresses the historical pieces of architecture that have survived the devastation of the Christchurch earthquake. What happens to these remaining fragments ... -
Reclaiming the urban environment : mixed use architecture as a means towards urban sustainability
(2010)This project investigates the mixed-use building type as a form of sustainable urban architecture for the city of Auckland, New Zealand. Auckland lacks higher density architecture that applies sustainable techniques of ... -
Reconnecting to my ancestral akapapa
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Cook Island design principles be embedded into the development of a papakāinga model that embraces Cook Island culture? ABSTRACT: Indigenous cultures around the world are facing a similar ... -
Redefining the prison : transitioning back to society
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the current New Zealand architectural prison typology evolve to facilitate the rehabilitation of prisoners by creating an open/closed community integrated prison to support reintegration? New ... -
Redemption stream : architecturally weaving the Waihorotiu stream through Māori and Pakeha culture
(2015)The meaningless pattern of buildings, monotony, and fast pace of the city has created a disconnection between people and the Auckland CBD environment. As a consequence people are largely unaware of the diverse and meaningful ... -
The rediscovery of the sixth façade through gravitational explorations
(2012)The main purpose of this project is to give relevance to an often-neglected element in architecture: the Sixth Façade. This is done by an exploration of the role of gravitation in architecture. The sixth façade is the ... -
Reflections & reverb
(2014)Our senses deliver us information as to the nature of our environment, allowing us a complete understanding of our surroundings. Architecture is traditionally considered a visual concern, however as Juhani Pallasmaa argues, ... -
Refuge heterotopia : an on-arrival reception centre for refugees resettling in New Zealand
(2015)Forced displacement drives refugees to unstable situations and environments. Architecture embodies the expression of hospitality towards refugees, and the way that they are treated by the host society that welcomes them ... -
Refuge housing : a housing complex for refugees after the resettlement program
(2016)The project was derived with the focus on the current and growing refugee crisis. The following document analyses describes and symbolises the different struggles and situations refugees encounter on an everyday basis in ... -
Regenerating social space to support the elderly : create an age-friendly, sociable and supportive housing environment for the ageing population
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a new approach to the housing development provide a better prospect for the fast-growing ageing population in New Zealand, by designing an age-friendly, sociable and supportive environment for ... -
Regeneration of Papatoetoe
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How does a town centre regeneration project use existing and new public open space to achieve identity and by this process re-establish its purpose as a local centre? ABSTRACT: With the increasing ... -
The regeneration of public building space in an urbanised centre : the future planning of Jinan Railway Station and its surrounding space
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can city-centre public buildings be regenerated in urbanised China? Presently, with the continuous growth of the economy in China, urbanisation has developed rapidly. The increasing urban ... -
A regenerative manifesto
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a regenerative methodology be applied to the design of an architectural school to influence a positive environmental change in the wider industry? SCOPE & LIMITATIONS: This project is an ... -
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 ...
