Postmodernism is a broad based phenomena, which at once is a group of attitudes and theories, is to do with the condition of living in the contemporary world, and includes a concomitant range of styles and expressions in ...

There seems to be a resurgence of interest in the use of atria in large scale commercial buildings. Several recent prestigious buildings such as the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank in Hongkong, the World Financial Centre in New ...

Recreation out-of-doors offers a broad range of opportunities and experiences that enhance our lives. People with disabilities have the same needs and desires for these opportunities as non disabled persons. Participation ...

This is a study of the origins and development of the town-belt in Dunedin. The study has a strong historical emphasis and seeks to provide a better understanding of the concept of greenbelts and the place of New Zealand ...

New Zealand's urban centres are currently experiencing the impacts of inner city residential rehabilitation. This study will explore the social, physical and design implications of this trend.

The coast is one of New Zealand's most diverse and exciting landscapes. Here, where sea meets land, a wide range of characters and habitats are created by the interaction between the two. Changes in season or weather bring ...

This study of the landscape of port waterfronts is appropriate because, after the culmination of perhaps several hundred years of growth, the quality of the landscape in these areas now needs to be redeveloped and upgraded. ...

When I was a child our family used to take an annual holiday every May. For a week we would tour the South Island, one year exploring the top of the South Island, the next the West Coast, while another, the Southern Lakes ...

The main function of this paper is as a pilot study. It suggests potential areas of activity and profitable avenues to investigate within the Education System. As the professions of landscape architecture and teaching ...

The township of Akaroa is located on the eastern shores of Akaroa harbour which forms part of Banks Peninsula, a little over 8 kilometres from the headlands and almost 7 kilometres from the head of the harbour. It is reached ...