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From extraction to rejuvenation : how can architecture influence the re‐purposing of quarries to suit an environmentally conscious urban environment?
(2019)In the pursuit of a developing city, quarries have been a source for raw material, providing employment and fundamental economic components for cities. As raw resources tend to deplete in the quarry, it subsequently harms ... -
Fighting for youth : the creation of a safe space for disadvantaged youth
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a facility for sports and recreation create a safe space for disadvantaged youth and foster their engagement with society? ABSTRACT: Many South Auckland children and youth experience ... -
Metamorphosis : the social reintegration of spinal cord injury survivors
(2019)RESEARCH STATEMENT: To address issues of social isolation and foster better community reintegration of people with traumatic spinal cord injuries that result in permanent confinement to wheelchairs. The proposed architectural ... -
Tahiti : between myth and reality
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can architecture represent the colonial past of Tahiti? ABSTRACT: Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, Tahiti is one of the 118 islands that make up French Polynesia. It was first “discovered” ... -
Suburbs to neighbourhoods : the conversion of a city fringe suburb into a sustainable neighbourhood
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the conversion of city fringe suburbs into sustainable neighbourhoods create the necessary change to a sustainable Auckland? ABSTRACT: Sustainability has been a topic of interest since the ... -
Mat-courtyard housing in Auckland : an alternative typology for intensification developments
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: Following the ‘compact’ intensification model for Auckland’s growth, how can we use the courtyard house model to provide quality urban housing in future intensification developments? ABSTRACT: The ... -
More than meets the eye : a foray into designing architecture for the multiple senses
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How can architecture provide an increasingly multisensory experience for the betterment of the human psyche? How can this experience be a catalyst in the overall development of the deaf and the ... -
Sustainable housing : looking at social and cultural aspects of traditional Indian settlement
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How social and cultural housing issues can be addressed through the traditional practice of Indian settlement? ABSTRACT: This research aims to strategize a comprehensive design, establishing a link ... -
Designing communities : an architectural approach to intentional community housing
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: How can we design buildings to build communities encouraging social interaction in future? Does the design influence social interaction in cohousing? Can the impact of design be enhanced by the ... -
In a prison, architecture is the world : damning denunciation of the Devil's Isle
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the architecture in a prison be used to rehabilitate low to medium security prisoners to benefit society? ABSTRACT: This research project attempts to create a new prison design typology ... -
Urban connections: improving user experience in transit oriented development
(2019)RESEACH QUESTION: How can mixed-use development and its connections to a series of urban spaces improve user experience at one of Auckland’s major transport nodes? ABSTRACT: Historically, the city of Auckland has been ... -
Towards the flourishing of Chinese Protestantism : an architectural enquiry, Shanghai
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a new church architecture be formed combining Protestant and social service functions to enable a Protestant community to prosper in China? ABSTRACT: Shanghai is a metropolitan city in China ... -
Building hope
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architectural intervention mediate the adverse effects of political conflicts in South Africa? ABSTRACT: South Africa, a culturally rich country, has encountered much political conflict ... -
The multi-purpose sports stadium
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: In what way can architecture enhance the pre, to post-game experience, in a multipurpose sports stadium and social hub setting, through spatial movement? ABSTRACT: Auckland City is at a point in ... -
Intergenerational healing : redefining the healthcare environment
(2019)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can the architecture of an intergenerational healthcare centre encourage healing through social engagement of its inhabitants and the integration of the natural environment? ABSTRACT: Hospitals ... -
House occupants' health conditions and their living conditions
(Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology / Kāinga Tahi, Kāinga Rua Publications, 2019)This study focuses on participants’ health conditions, related to their living conditions, in the Minginui, Te Whaiti and Murupara areas of New Zealand. Sixteen sample houses in these areas were randomly selected for this ... -
Applying a life cycle approach in designing flexible housing
(2019)In designing a house it is usual to be focused on the current needs of clients and users. However, soon those initial needs will change for reasons such as family growth, aging and changing lifestyle. Various solutions for ... -
Design Incubator : a vision for architectural education in the twenty-first century
(2015)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can an architecture school redefine its image as a place to inspire its students, staff and the surrounding community, combining twenty-first century learning techniques to enrich the learning ... -
Reestruturação metropolitana e emergência de centralidades: novos fluxos pendulares e a configuração espacial da Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre / Metropolitan restructuring and the emergence of centralities: New commuting flows and the spatial configuration of the Metropolitan Region of Porto Alegre
(Universidad do Vale de Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), 2018)RESUMO O texto discute os processos de desconcentração das atividades produtivas da Região Metropolitana de Porto Alegre (RMPA), buscando investigar variáveis implicadas na emergência de novas centralidades e suas ... -
Holistic health
(2017)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can a holistic design process work to address the increasing needs of health, and inform the design of housing developments? ABSTRACT: Housing is a key determinant of health, directly affecting ...
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