Archigestures: Activating Urban Space

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Archigestures: Activating Urban Space

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Victoria University of Wellington

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Street skateboarding emerged as a reaction to architecture, allowing people to reinterpret space on their terms. The contentious leisure activity exemplifies an underlying urge to do more than passively receive the urban environment. An overreliance on the universal experience has generated a desire to engage with architecture not as predetermined but as fluctuating, connected to the mind and body. This thesis explores how an unconventional spatial practice could help design architecture, pro...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2025

Creator

Jack Mayo

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Archigestures_Activating_Urban_Space/28928432

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Architectural design / Skateboarding / Folly / Body / Urban / Deconstructivism / Wellington / Interstitial / Movement / Architecture / Indeterminate / School: Wellington School of Architecture / Recreation and leisure activities (excl. sport and exercise) / Degree Discipline: Architecture / Degree Name: Master of Architecture (Professional) / Degree Level: Masters

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