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    A New Zealand townscape : this dissertation has been submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Diploma in Landscape Architecture at the University of Canterbury [Lincoln College]

    Nicholson, H. A.
    Abstract
    There are more similarities than differences between most New Zealand towns. This common landscape is a product of society interacting with the land. The nature of the common landscape reflects the nature of society. As well as being a concrete, three-dimensional phenomenon, the common landscape is imbued with significance and meanings which are unconsciously understood by its everyday inhabitants; meanings which serve to remind and to define the order of society for its members. By understanding the common landscape as a participant, designers can begin to consciously participate in this dialogue. This study is based upon Cambridge, New Zealand, but its concern is with the typical landscape rather than with the unusual. A common landscape which occurs time and again in towns throughout New Zealand.... [Show full abstract]
    Keywords
    landscape; New Zealand; dwelling; front yard; public; political; design; towns
    Fields of Research
    120107 Landscape Architecture; 120301 Design History and Theory
    Date
    1987
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    Dissertation
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