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Memorial design : considerations for Christchurch
(Lincoln University, 2012)
In the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is faced with a long, complicated mourning and memorialisation process. The initial intention of this research was to comparatively examine ...
With feet of clay: Exploring processual place for landscape design process
(Lincoln University, 2018)
Despite the academic discourse exploring processual landscape design, practice is often still focussed on landscape architecture as a product. My thesis seeks to explore how practice can be core to designing landscape, and ...
Caring for history from a landscape architectural perspective: how to treasure the heritage landscape of Yuan Ming Yuan in modern Beijing
(Lincoln University, 2017-02-20)
Heritage and landscape are two important aspects of individual life and broad collective memory and identity. And when heritage and landscape join together, they become an even richer field of investigation. Heritage ...
Cultural identity and local narratives: the roles of landscape architecture and public art
(Lincoln University, 2017-03-10)
Landscape architecture and public art both have a role to play in the development of cities to make them meaningful. However, the way in which places become meaningful can be very different between these two types of ...
Design and representation in landscape architecture: imagining place
(Lincoln University, 2017-08-31)
This research explores designing through representation of place, focussing on the experiential dimensions of landscape architecture. The context for the research is two national parks, in very different geographic locations, ...
Designing experience of place for tourists: A case study of Chinese tour groups' visits to Lake Tekapo
(Lincoln University, 2018-02-27)
As China is becoming the second largest tourist market for New Zealand, there is a major opportunity for local areas to enhance the experience of Chinese visitors. Due to different cultural backgrounds, there are challenges ...
Landscape architecture and big data: it’s crunch time
(Lincoln University, 2016)
Big data is growing in volume, variety and velocity. It is becoming more available as open data due to rise in prominence and significance, along with an increase in government policies and inter-governmental agreements ...
Green, grey or green-grey? Decoding infrastructure integration and implementation for residential street retrofits
(Lincoln University, 2016-09-12)
New-world countries are often characterized by large areas of sprawling post-war suburban development. The streets of these suburbs are often criticized for being unattractive transport corridors that prioritize cars at ...
Contested landscapes: An exploration into street-based sex work and its implications for urban design in Christchurch, New Zealand
(Lincoln University, 2018-02-28)
New Zealand’s legal framework decriminalising sex work is unique. It supports sex worker rights and allows multi-agency co-operation to develop and implement a range of ‘street safety’ initiatives. However, regardless of ...
Walking, hutting and mapping: a landscape architectural investigation into the generative potential of experience's 'other'
(Lincoln University, 2016-05-30)
For landscape architecture, experience is a fundamental dimension of designing, but an elusive one. My research focuses on experience, asking “Given a research context which is ‘made’ in interacting, (through mapping) ...