An Intervening Opportunity – An Architecture in Solidarity With Non-human Others
| aut.embargo | No | en_NZ |
| aut.thirdpc.contains | No | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Waghorn, Kathy | |
| dc.contributor.author | Laverty, Ilycia Nicol | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-25T00:39:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-08-25T00:39:31Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2022 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2022-08-24T23:35:37Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | An Intervening Opportunity: An architecture in solidarity with non-human others. As part of the Muddy Urbanism Lab, this thesis explores the potential of an architecture oriented to the more-than-human. It asks, “Is it possible through a hybrid architectural-landscape intervention to introduce a relationship where more-than-humans thrive alongside human activity”? Straddling the intertidal zone between whenua (land) and awa (river) at Wai ō te Whau (Waters of the Whau), this speculative design project develops a space for seedling production and re-planting the Whau tree, which once forested the river’s banks. It provides an architectural apparatus that collects data for agencies working on river health restoration and a place for learning and sharing kai (food). Crucially, in making the design, habitats are generated for endemic life forms, including oysters and migratory birds, providing a space for more-than-human to thrive alongside human activities. This design research follows the principles of regenerative architecture to develop a structure that slowly integrates into its estuarine and riverside environment while also referencing the history of Te Whau Awa as an essential space of mahinga kai (traditional food gathering). | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/15394 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_NZ |
| dc.publisher | Auckland University of Technology | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | |
| dc.subject | More than human | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Regenerative architecture | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Architectural Apparatus | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Whau Tree | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Muddy Urbanism Lab | en_NZ |
| dc.title | An Intervening Opportunity – An Architecture in Solidarity With Non-human Others | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_NZ |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Auckland University of Technology | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters Theses | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Architecture (Professional) | en_NZ |