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Asylum design research journal is produced by Unitec’s School of Architecture and published annually by ePress, Unitec’s publishing platform. The 2024 edition marks thirty years of the School of Architecture, and over twenty years of the publication, named for the former… Continue Reading →
Asylum design research journal is produced by Unitec’s School of Architecture and published annually by ePress, Unitec’s publishing platform. The 2024 edition marks thirty years of the School of Architecture, and over twenty years of the publication, named for the former… Continue Reading →
Asylum design research journal is produced by Unitec’s School of Architecture and published annually by ePress, Unitec’s publishing platform. The 2024 edition marks thirty years of the School of Architecture, and over twenty years of the publication, named for the former… Continue Reading →
Supporting an ageing population is a globally recognised challenge (United Nations, 2020; World Health Organization, 2023). In the next ten years, the healthcare sector in Aotearoa New Zealand will confront this significant issue as the number of older adults markedly… Continue Reading →
This article weaves together literature to theorise whatu – the traditional Māori practice of weaving used to make cloaks – as a toi Māori (Māori arts) pedagogy. In its simplest form, pedagogy can be understood as the deliberate processes by… Continue Reading →
Over 5.6 million road vehicles are registered in New Zealand, with a wide range of contaminants released as a result of their operation. The material wearing out from tyre tread has previously been identified as a contaminant of potential concern… Continue Reading →
In Semester 2 (July–November) 2022, Dr Irene Ayallo collaborated with the students in the Research Methods course in Unitec’s Bachelor of Social Practice to investigate the link between learning delivery modes and students’ ability to demonstrate the Aotearoa New Zealand… Continue Reading →
This co-authored paper centres the Māori cultural practice of tangi, both as a way to heal and to be heard, for four new and emerging Māori community health researchers involved in a Kaupapa Māori research mentorship. If research mentorships are… Continue Reading →
This research identifies factors to be considered in the adoption of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) accommodating the software needs of a tertiary institution. The study discusses the potential advantages and disadvantages of VDI, focusing specifically on the performance of… Continue Reading →
The global population is getting older. In 2019 there were 703 million people aged ≥65 years. This figure is predicted to double to 1.5 billion, or 16% of the global population, by 2050 (United Nations, 2020). By comparison, Aotearoa New… Continue Reading →