Browsing Architecture Dissertations and Theses by Title
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A cancer centre cure : re-envisioning the healing environment
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION How can healthcare environments provide a reassuring and comforting experience for cancer patients and their families? ABSTRACT Cancer is a disease that touches everyone; much of a cancer sufferer’s ... -
Carlile House : finding ways to preserve run-down heritage buildings through their adaptive reuse
(2013)This projects positions itself within the general concept of the Auckland City Council Unitary Plan. According to the testimony, “we want Aucklanders to play their part, to help ensure the Unitary Plan protects what makes ... -
Castle on edge : adaptive reuse of Cargill’s Castle and its site
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can adaptive reuse in architecture restore life to a forgotten heritage building to satisfy the needs of the community? ABSTRACT: Over the years, a heritage building can be disregarded and over ... -
Catching a breath: Empowering holistic wellbeing within a suburban community
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a communal hub provide for the physical, mental and spiritual needs of a suburban community? ABSTRACT: Currently, many suburban communities are overwhelmed by the effects of rapid population ... -
A cautionary tale : architecture as social commentary
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can visionary architecture be used as social commentary of the future, with respect to the challenges of global warming and the Third Industrial Revolution? ABSTRACT: This research project is ... -
Cementing a future
(2021)RESEARCH QUESTION How could the abandoned Wilson’s Cement Works facility in Warkworth be adapted to reconnect with its changing town and community? ABSTRACT New Zealand’s industrial heritage has been responsible for ... -
The changing space of education : how can design elements and spaces be combined with contemporary educational pedagogy to develop highly effective, future focused, Innovative Learning Environments, in a primary school setting?
(2015)The New Zealand educational system is at the beginning of the largest redevelopment of educational infrastructure the country has ever undertaken. In 2013, the Minister of Education announced $1.1 billion would be spent ... -
Chinese community centre design : explanatory document aimed at creating a better Auckland City to live in by the hand of the community
(2016)Auckland in New Zealand is one of the famous liveable cities in the world. However, the city also faces some challenges such as housing problems, a poor transport system, inadequate health services and little immigrant ... -
“Choreo-tecture”: Architectural choreography
(2020)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can choreographed movement inform architecture and urban revitalization? ABSTRACT: The project explores the role of choreographed body movement in architecture. The relationships between body, ... -
Christians in community
(2010)How could a community of Christians live within an urban setting and engage effectively with the lives of those around them? How might such an establishment be informed by the kind of Christian-living encouraged and ... -
Circulation, nature, connection : breaking down institutional barriers to biophilic healing
(2015)This research study is concerned with the how the circulation aspects of a hospital can be intentionally designed to enhance patient care. Natural environments have proven to be beneficial to healing and wellbeing. It is ... -
City living : a residential development in central Christchurch
(2015)Redesigning and inhabiting an empty city is a rare experience for planners, architects and developers to consider. On the surface of it, this is the situation in Christchurch City following earthquakes in 2011 and 2012. ... -
The city of play : reconfiguring the urban environment
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the concept of ‘New Babylon’ be used to repair a neglected part of the city? ABSTRACT: Ever since CIAM and Le Corbusier pioneered the Functional City in 1933, city planners have been trying ... -
City stitch : a study into how architecture can repair damaged urban fabric to create a vibrant urban environment
(2014)This research project looks at the possible ways of creating well-connected and desirable urban environments. Many cities suffer from a poorly connected urban environment and are deprived of good quality public spaces. ... -
Civic spirit in suburban centres : achieving a sense of community in the intensification of Auckland’s existing centres
(2015)Auckland’s population is increasing rapidly and requires high-quality urban and architectural development to accommodate for its growth. After years of suburban sprawl, resulting in spread out communities reliant on private ... -
Coastal callback : an architectural research project exploring the fundamental relationship between New Zealand’s built and coastal environments.
(2014)The Purpose of this project is to provide a sustainable and responsive design solution which provides education and creates awareness of the importance of our coastal environment, and the potential dangers of building on ... -
Collision course : an investigation into live, learn and work environments enabling better transition from student to profession
(2015)The availability and quality of student housing is daunting, particularly in Auckland. While developers move quickly, extending university campuses and building fast, cheap apartments, a blind eye is turned to the rapid ... -
Colours of recovery : healing the mind through a journey of community connections and architectural spaces
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the architectural design of a Community Mental Health facility support holistic healing and integration of the mentally ill into the community? “Mental health is a state of well-being in which ... -
‘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 ...
