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Cultural Urbanisation: The use of behavioural simulation in the design of indigenous urban settlements

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posted on 2022-07-28, 01:30 authored by Ballantyne, Ariana

This thesis conducts an investigation into the use of multi-agent systems as a computational design research tool that implements a range of behavioural parameters relating to the design of specific cultural environments for Māori. It aims to offer an alternative methodology to the traditionally ‘top-down’ approach to Māori housing solutions within urban contexts, choosing instead to incorporate parameters that can be specific to a representative agent and their subsequent negotiation and interactions with other agents within a simulated environment.

This methodology works under the premise that by piecing together behavioural parameters that are specific to traditional Māori cultural environments, multi-agents can simulate these behaviours with respect to spatial occupation, establishing a system by which to construct the spatial organisation of a community of agents, and subsequently the communities they represent.

The use of cultural criteria enables us to contrast the research with standard multi agent simulations that operate on more generic rules of interaction. As a body of research it places an emphasis on the social and the collective identity or cohesion of bodies of single agents within a modern tribal structure as the main organisational vector. It is the hope that this methodology could lend itself to more diverse projects, aiding the design of spatial organisation for other socially orientated communities with needs beyond that of what can be provided by the western ‘top-down’ approach to architecture.

History

Copyright Date

2017-01-01

Date of Award

2017-01-01

Publisher

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Rights License

Author Retains Copyright

Degree Discipline

Architecture

Degree Grantor

Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington

Degree Level

Masters

Degree Name

Master of Architecture (Professional)

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Outcome code

950301 Āhuatanga Māori (Māori Tradition); 950304 Conserving Intangible Cultural Heritage; 950310 Tikanga Māori (Māori Customary Practices); 970112 Expanding Knowledge in Built Environment and Design

ANZSRC Type Of Activity code

4 EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Victoria University of Wellington Item Type

Awarded Research Masters Thesis

Language

en_NZ

Victoria University of Wellington School

School of Architecture

Advisors

Kawiti, Derek