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0 to 90: Designing private and public space for growing old and growing up

Contessa, Julia (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

In New Zealand the mortality age is rising and the fertility rate is dropping. This is creating a generational disconnect, resulting in a lack of social connection between the young and old, leaving the elderly with little ...
The 10 Day Bach: A Net Zero Home

Jagersma, Ben (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

Held every two years in Washington DC and run by the US Department of Energy the Solar Decathlon is a competition that challenges architecture and engineering students from all over the world to come up with new ...
12-12: A Physiotherapeutic Rehabilitation Game for Older Adults Recovering from Stroke

Brebner, Scott (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Stroke is one of the most common diseases affecting older adults in Western societies. Suffering a stroke can result in a loss or weakness of mental and motor functions, severely impacting the individual’s quality of life. ...
The 2011 Bangkok Floods: Live Peacefully (Yoo Hai Yen), Live Harmoniously (Yoo Hai Pen Suk)

Inthasuwan, Sasathorn (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

Thailand’s Bangkok has experienced rapid population growth and subsequent expansion over recent decades. It has resulted in an unintentional increase in vulnerability within rural-residential and metropolis areas. Flood ...
2084: The Fantasy Compact

Sanchez, Laura (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

For the last two decades, social media has increasingly dominated our day to day interactions. We have evolved into digitized creatures able to communicate on a daily basis to a broad and varied audience, comprised of ...
3D Seismic Traveltime Tomography of the Central South Island, New Zealand

Brikke, Nicolas Eduard Alype (Victoria University of Wellington, 2010)

The three-dimensional (3D) evolution of the Australian-Pacifi c late boundary in the central South Island of New Zealand is investigated by analysing seismic data from the South Island GeopHysical Transect (SIGHT) project ...
3-D Velocity Structure of the Northern Hikurangi Margin: Implications for Crustal Growth

Bassett, Daniel Graham (Victoria University of Wellington, 2009)

Onshore-offshore wide-angle seismic reflection and refraction data are combined with multi-channel seismic reflection profiles to model crustal structure within a 32,000 km2 block of the northern Hikurangi subduction margin, ...
4D Building Information Modelling With Augmented Reality on Mobile Devices to Support Construction Management: Applications and key performance criteria from a stakeholder perspective

Vaai, Jay (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This research addresses the gap between construction project management and the 3D visualization of construction sequence. Typically project managers use software that presents construction stages as 2D Gantt charts, where ...
50 Years of Construction Camps and Single Purpose Towns in the South

Kinsella, Fleur (Victoria University of Wellington, 2012)

This thesis aims to ascertain lessons which can be learnt from the provision of accommodation at a progression of hydro projects in the south of New Zealand. Seven case studies have been distilled from a wide range (and ...
90 Day Trial Periods in New Zealand - The Impact on Young Unskilled Workers

Finlay, Anthea (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

This thesis examines the early work experiences of low skilled youth against the background of the recently introduced 90 day trial periods legislation. A mixed method research approach was employed to survey young people’s ...
Above the debris

Mak, Anthony (Victoria University of Wellington, 2017)

At an accelerating rate, over half of the world’s population is living in urban centres. The catastrophic risk to environmental, cultural, and economic resources amidst these high concentrations of livelihoods upon the ...
An Absolute, Liberal Monument: Investigating the Potential of Group Renovation for Cohousing in Wellington's Inner-City Suburbs

Walker, Katherine Jane (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

Increasingly divergent housing needs together with dilapidated housing stock requires us to consider upgrading many inner-city suburban areas. Renovations to individual dwellings rarely take advantage of the opportunity ...
Absolutely Positively Ageing: Positive ageing and volunteering in Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand

Clowes, Alice (Victoria University of Wellington, 2016)

Population ageing is a key development issue worldwide, and governments around the world are working to address the changing needs that accompany this demographic shift (Vos, Ocampo & Cortez, 2008). In New Zealand, the ...
Absraction for Efficient Reinforcement Learning

Telfar, Alexander (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Successful reinforcement learning requires large amounts of data, compute, and some luck. We explore the ability of abstraction(s) to reduce these dependencies. Abstractions for reinforcement learning share the goals of ...
Abstract Objects in the Causal Order

Ngai, Justin (Victoria University of Wellington, 2013)

Abstract entities have long been viewed as entities that lack causal powers; that is, they cannot be constitutive of causes or effects. This thesis aims to reject this claim and argue that abstract objects are indeed part ...
The absurdist liberation of architecture

Hulley, B.A. (Victoria University of Wellington, 2014)

I am Sisyphus and architecture is my boulder. For those who are not already familiar, Sisyphus is the Greek mythological king of Ephyra. However, he is perhaps most well-known for his unique, boulder-rolling, fate. As ...
The Absurd Representations of Pinter’s Women: A study into the representation of female characters in the plays of Harold Pinter

Clarke, Andrew (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

This thesis is concerned with analysing the representation of the female characters found in a sample of Harold Pinter’s plays. The plays examined are The Homecoming (1964), Betrayal (1978) and Celebration (1999). Through ...
Abyssal Archives: Unravelling the Late Neogene evolution of the Pacific Deep Western Boundary Current from the New Zealand sector of the Southern Ocean

Plant, Amy Alexandra (Victoria University of Wellington, 2015)

Abyssal ocean currents develop unique physical and chemical properties, based on their geographic location of formation, circulation pathways, and the biogeochemical cycling of elements and their isotopes between different ...
Accepting an Assisted Sleep - Addressing Barriers that Influence Engagement with Continuous Positive Air Pressure Therapy through Design.

O'Brien, Katie (Victoria University of Wellington, 2018)

This paper aims to answer the question ‘What are the initial experiences of people who use Continuous Positive Air Pressure (CPAP) therapy, and how can design address barriers that influence engagement within the first ...
Accessibility in Aotearoa: A Mixed-Methods Study of Low-Emissions Transport Demand in the Greater Wellington Region

Petredean, Han Ling (Victoria University of Wellington, 2020)

Like many nations, Aotearoa New Zealand’s land-use and transport development has prioritised planning for mobility, movement, over accessibility, access. This has contributed to an auto-centric transportation system and a ...