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An artisan village, Surat, India : safeguarding the art & craft heritage of India
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2019-11)This paper aims to strategise a comprehensive design, establishing a link between urban and rural sectors through preservation and revitalisation of the craft sector of India. The intent is to unite the various typologies ... -
FROM EDGE TO CORE : Realigning sustainability in architectural education
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, 2019-12)Climate change and the built environment’s ecological impact necessitate that we embed sustainability in architectural education. However, this often takes the form of an addition (satellite) to the prevailing core programme. ... -
Counting straw : the capacity of New Zealand's grain growing sector to supply straw for construction
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Australia, 2019-12)The New Zealand Government has made a commitment to build 100,000 new dwellings over the next 10 years under its Kiwibuild programme. It has also made a commitment, under the Paris Accord, to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) ... -
New Zealand's unreinforced masonry buildings : facing up to the earthquake.
(IOP Publishing, 2020-01-01)The damage caused by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake has led to the introduction of compulsory seismic strengthening legislation for all unreinforced earthquake-prone masonry buildings (URM) within New Zealand. The ... -
Back to earth : earth building in Aotearoa New Zealand 1945-65
(University of Sydney for Society of Architectural Historians, Australia and New Zealand (SAHANZ), 2019-11-10)Earth was once widely used as a building material in Aotearoa New Zealand; it was an integral part of the vernacular architecture. Māori used earth in various ways and nineteenth century European settlers brought earthen ... -
Defining the methodology of integrated research in the process of digital documentation of architectural heritage: case study Lizori, Italy
(University of L'Aquila, Italy, 2019-12)The aim of this paper is to define the methodology of integrated research in the process of digital documentation of architectural heritage. The thematic framework of this work was stimulated by participation in a professional ... -
Urban resolutions : Auckland and Vancouver comparisons
(2020-02-20)The topic of Urban Resolutions is a research piece on Auckland’s urban plan, with the inclusion of heritage builds for reuse or repurpose. An international comparative analysis with Vancouver’s EcoDensity initiative was ... -
Evaluating the application of Māori design principles to urban neighbourhood development projects to develop a Kaupapa Māori design framework and assessment tools
(Building Better Homes, Towns and Cities (BBHTC), 2018)AIMS/PURPOSE: This paper discusses and evaluates the application of Te Aranga and other kaupapa Māori design principles (principles derived from a Māori worldview and incorporating Māori knowledge and values) to urban ... -
Vertical schools ready for take off?
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: As Auckland city gets dense, are vertical schools a more viable option? ABSTRACT: This research project concerns the investigation into and design of a ‘vertical school’ in Auckland. As a relatively ... -
Daylight, death, & ritual Prometheus : the use of light and shadow as a fundamental building material and its evocations on the built environment
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can daylight strategies be implemented into design driven by phenomenology to explore the development of an atmospheric architecture? ABSTRACT: Death is the singular constant to life and is the ... -
Hwa Rang : showing the characteristics of taekwon-do through design
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the history and ideologies of International taekwon-do influence the design process and character of a sporting arena? ABSTRACT: There is a need for a venue solely dedicated to the use of ... -
Ora 'life' : the healing of our nation
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture stimulate a holistic environment that incorporates traditional methods and cultural values of healthy living in the Cook Islands? ABSTRACT: The Cook Islands translation for Ora ... -
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 ... -
Seeing is deceiving : illusionary architecture
(2018)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can deceptive visual experience be used as a productive architectural device? ABSTRACT: The commonly heard phrase ‘seeing is believing’ may hold true for general aspects of life but falls on ... -
Land, symbiosis & cultural identity : curating a collective narrative in Fiji
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the cultural identity of Fiji be narrated through architectural intervention? ABSTRACT: The Pacific Region is facing several inevitable challenges; the degradation of ecosystems, the need ... -
Playful pathways : the regeneration of Manurewa Town Centre
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architectural interventions showcase the importance of play for adolescents and the diverse community of Manurewa? ABSTRACT: The population of Auckland is growing at rapidly; the city is the ... -
Back to society
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can homelessness and social isolation be helped through community architecture in Mt Roskill? ABSTRACT: Homelessness is an international crisis. The last time a global survey was attempted – by ... -
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 ... -
Waking a “Sleep City”: developing an urban complex in a commuter town in Beijing
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a town with a lack of functions and limited space be reformed? ABSTRACT: With the rapid development of Beijing’s economy, more and more people have been attracted to the city in the past two ... -
Plasti-city : reframing the perceived value of plastic waste
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a transformational urban journey reframe the perceived value of plastic waste? ABSTRACT: It would be hard to imagine modern life without plastics. In the last half-century, we have seen them ...
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