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An Icon of Least Resistance

Tran, Chi (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

The purpose of the research is to explore the notion of iconic architecture and it’s contextual responsiveness within a waterfront environment. The underlying demand for iconic architecture can be witnessed throughout the ...
Ideal Architecture Unit: Vacant Offices into Desirable Student Housing

Kurtz, Jenneke (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

The architectural quality of student housing in new Zealand is a growing concern. Students often accept living in damp and mouldy flats as “a rite of passage”. Student Housing highlights that the environment students live ...
Identification, Evaluation, and Classification of Building Failures

Porteous, William Alexander (Victoria University of Wellington, 1992)

The origin of this thesis was a long-standing interest in the performance of buildings in the years after completion, when the designers and builders have all moved onto the next new work. That interest grew as a result ...
Identity Displacement: Architecture, Migration & the Islamic Woman

Gordon, Rebecca Claire (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

Architecture can be regarded as both a product of culture and a medium that can influence change in contemporary society. Within the context of the Islamic woman refugee, architecture becomes intrinsically associated with ...
If spaces could talk what would they say - Spatial communication and Representation in Landscape Architecture

Pead, Samantha (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

An important component of landscape architecture is its ability to represent processes of re-imagining and designing the places we live in. The way we represent these processes of designing landscape presents an interesting ...
If Walls Could Speak: Designing a satellite creative campus through a combination of adaptive reuse strategies and artistic manoeuvres generated from music video to enhance a repurposed building’s identity

Taylor, Morgan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

In many examples of adaptive reuse, the original identity of a work of architecture becomes lost or obscured when the new interior program is no longer represented by the meaning inherent in the exterior facades. This ...
The Illicit Scripts: An Architecture that encapsulates the writers of the unwritten chapters

Helmy, Nervan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

With recent political unrest in Egypt and the election of a new president, the Egyptian people came close to having a radical Islam believer, purportedly affiliated to the radicalist group known as ISIS, as the leader of ...
IMBY: Creating a model for density that maintains suburban values

Mooney, Catherine (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

With Greenfield approaches becoming less popular among city councils, forms of densification are being sought out, the most common yet unprecedented form being infill housing. On grounds of this, other methods including ...
Immensity - An Exploration of Emphasis in Kapiti Quarry

Cook, Michael (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

Quarries are powerful. They are full of energy. They are vast. However, what happens when they are exhausted? What happens when the excavations cease and they begin to decay? This thesis is an investigation into how Kapiti ...
Immersion: Digital Collaborative Environments

Chegwidden, Daniel (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

This thesis investigates the potential of Virtual Reality (VR) to solve established clashes in order to improve collaboration between industry professionals, while reducing spatial confusion. Industry professionals and ...
The Impact of Indoor Environment Quality on People on the Autism Spectrum

Noble, Beth (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

People on the autism spectrum are widely reported to have differences in how they process sensory information compared to people not on the autism spectrum (neurotypical). These differences in sensory processing are prevalent ...
The Impact of Shelter Related Factors on the Natural Ventilation, and thus the Indoor Thermal Comfort in Refugee Camps - A Case Study of Kutupalong Refugee Camp in Bangladesh

Lee, Lai (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ability of the three different shelter conditions in achieving natural ventilation to improve the indoor thermal comfort level in Kutupalong (KTP) Refugee Camp in Bangladesh. ...
The impact of sustainability on fire safety

Al-Janabi, Mohammad Musa (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

There is a growing demand for building green buildings that are perceived to have benefits environmentally through promoting recycling, energy efficiency and efficient use of resources. The green movement has also led to ...
Implementation of a Building Sustainability Rating Tool: a Survey of the New Zealand Building Industry

Smith, Jonathan (Victoria University of Wellington, 2008)

Building Sustainability Rating Tools (BSRTs) are being developed worldwide with considerable success. As a result their implementation has created the awareness necessary to cement their role in creating positive change. ...
The Implementation of Action Observation Therapy in Virtual Worlds

Wellwood, Nicholas (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Upper limb rehabilitation after stroke is vital to the recovery of a patient’s range of motion, dexterity and strength (Jauch et al, 2010, p. 824). Rehabilitative practises are diverse and met with varying levels of success ...
The importance of site on house heating energy modelling in Wellington - Integrating EnergyPlus with ENVI-met for site modelling

Sunarya, Wendy (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Site is an important factor in the building design process, where it is analysed to determine design strategies for responding the microclimate. It is also considered important in Building Energy Simulations (BES) where a ...
Imprimōtype: A new experience of analogue photography through tactility, tangibility and sacrifice

Kong, Sarah Rhonda (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

This thesis began as a critical response to digital photography. It takes an in depth look at the transition of photography from analogue to digital, and the impact of this transition on the culture of photography. This ...
Improving integration of seismic retrofit and architecture in unreinforced masonry buildings

Allaf, Nabil (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

This thesis bridges architecture and seismic engineering. These two disciplines, despite being closely interrelated especially in earthquake-prone countries like New Zealand, often operate separately. This observation is ...
In a Split Second

Zheng, Wen Jun (Victoria University of Wellington, 2019)

Children and adolescents with the medical condition Spastic Cerebral Palsy (CP) may develop an abnormal gait, resulting in walking difficulties. This may be helped overtime with noninvasive Ankle Foot Orthotics (AFOs) ...
An Inclusive Community: Architecture for Age Integration

James, Pearl (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Our elderly population is increasing and people are living longer. Healthcare advancements mean that illnesses are more controlled and people do not die as young. Due to our age-segregated society, the issue of elderly ...