• Avondale Central : fostering urban renewal through critically regionalist driven design 

      Mildon, Mark (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the theories of Critical Regionalism be used to assist in the designing of the urban centre of Avondale and how can that urban centre assist in prompting place-conscious urban renewal? ABSTRACT: As ...
    • “Choreo-tecture”: Architectural choreography 

      Machado, Suellen (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, ...
    • City living : a residential development in central Christchurch 

      Brokenshire, Mark David (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. ...
    • Completing the square 

      Thorpe, Taylor (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 ...
    • Connecting the city : Tauranga Library 

      Hansen, Jordan (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 

      Gong, Meng (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 ...
    • Contex-ture: The active edge and asymmetrical destabilisation 

      Varney, Martin (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 ...
    • Design for vibrant streets : proposed framework for a small area in Newmarket 

      North, Fiona Mary (2012)
      The intended programme is to at least double commercial and residential density, while maintaining diversity in use and building form, enhancing the existing low rise, fine grain built environment and aligning with the ...
    • Dirty old town 

      Ramsay, Kyle (2016)
      This research project set out to answer the question stated on page 6: can an architectural proposition provide a connection between a city’s iconic natural assets and enhance a real and metaphorical sense of place? To ...
    • Don't forget your roots 

      Beaton, Angus McDonald (2017)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: Can architecture revitalise a struggling suburban town by building stronger communities through the encouragement of mixed-use buildings and walkability? ABSTRACT: Don’t forget your roots’ sets out ...
    • The Greenwood Effect 

      Kerby, Thomas (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Auckland’s Greenwoods Corner be redeveloped as the active focus of a thriving and characterful suburban centre for Epsom? ABSTRACT: Auckland is a city experiencing rapid growth. With this ...
    • Hope for an informal settlement 

      Mathew, Abein Prince (2021)
      RESEARCH QUESTION How can the slums of Dharavi be re-developed to maintain the current population density and social and cultural values of the community without a mass displacement of the dwellers? ABSTRACT With ...
    • In a Christchurch frame of mind 

      Reynolds, Travers John (2015)
      This project is for Christchurch. It proposes to provide useful low-cost space for the little businesses, privately owned, operating from a small capital base, that are essential to the restoration of this great city’s ...
    • In loving memory of - : The repurposing of former Carrington Hospital as a community hub 

      Don, Lorraine Kapurubandarage (2021)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can Building One be adaptively reused to regenerate the community of Point Chevalier? ABSTRACT: Once the function of a building becomes redundant, it is demolished without hesitation, or it is ...
    • Introducing a civic heart to Mt Roskill 

      Morar, Ameesh (2020)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: Can a civic heart regenerate the suburb of Mt Roskill with informed design decisions based on architectural psychology? ABSTRACT: Auckland is rapidly progressing. Improvements have been made to ...
    • Khasab contemporary architecture : exploration of heritage and modernity in the Arabian Gulf context 

      Emhail, Zahra’a Kadham Radhi (2017)
      AIMS & OBJECTIVES: • Identify the significant elements of heritage, rituals and the growth of villages in the region. (History and heritage study) • Explore use of new (suitable) technology, building methods and social ...
    • Lifeless to lively: The development of stadium architecture 

      Bell, Cameron (2020)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an existing stadium and its urban environment become more interactive through the incorporation of different programmes? ABSTRACT: The trend of stadium design is becoming increasingly ...
    • Loose space and place: Finding sense of place within an industrial city fringe site 

      Sephton, Anthony (2011)
      The following section provides an introduction to the following explanatory document in support of a design scheme. An outline of the of the key concepts are defined and explained and context for the design process ...
    • Mending a broken 'Heartland' 

      Stewart, Kalib (2021)
      RESEARCH QUESTION How can a community hub aid in the revitalisation of a small, declining rural town in ‘Heartland’ New Zealand? ABSTRACT Forty years of successive neoliberal governments have eroded New Zealand society. ...
    • Next stop, (insert town centre here) 

      Azim, Mohammed Sameer (2019)
      RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural intervention transform an Auckland suburban town centre to integrate public transport whilst accommodate public and private amenities? ABSTRACT: Transportation is one of the ...