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    The gardens' eyes : an alternative guidance system : a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Fine Arts at Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2018) Xie, Alexandra Yuchen
    The ancient gardens of Suzhou in the Jiangnan region of China are mysterious and time-honored. Many visitors to these ancient gardens, in particular overseas visitors, want to understand and explore them more deeply. They also want to view them in a simple way (Song, 2015). This thesis project aims to enable this through an informed symbolic visual guidance system. The system is both material and symbolic. The visual guidance system design integrates the culturally symbolic and spatial meaning of the leak windows of four famous Suzhou classical gardens as well as the visual effect, aesthetic, functional value of those leak windows. In the thesis project, I investigate how the essence of four of the classical Suzhou gardens can be communicated through symbolic graphic design, materiality and spatial installation. In it, I aim to convey the history and cultural values contained in these different period gardens by combining visual effects, aesthetic and functional values. This design exploration takes the form of a unique artwork composed of patterns, symbols and shapes that combine to convey each garden’s historical value and cultural heritage through modern expression. The symbolic shapes, material form, and images specific to each garden are then synthesized into a visual guidance system at the center of which is the leak window.
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    Wetlandscape : towards an expanded definition of edges : [an exegesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Design, Massey University, Wellington, New Zealand]
    (Massey University, 2014) Clarkin, Jessica
    Over the course of an afternoon walk I explore and critically reflect on my Master of Design project Wetlandscape. I look to expand the definition of edges through the design of a walkway within their complex of beautiful native wetlands on the Rarangi vineyard for industry partner Wither Hills. This project is deeply rooted in ecology and uses design as a tool to deal directly with the implications of the eradication of wetlands within New Zealand. Wither Hills and I look toward a future of restoration and maintenance of these natural zones. The poetic journey through the site traverses through eight evocative follies designed to encourage wine tourism enhanced by site-specific design. I discover the ubiquitous quality of architecture to generate mood and atmosphere through sensitive treatment of materials and space. As a spatial designer I engage in the realms of landscape architecture, architecture and design to traverse the field of space making in the landscape. This text describes the wanderlust of design through the production of a landscape narrative which positions the sensate body as an important figure in enabling unique experiences within architecture and environment.