Abstract:
Place is arising from its phenomenological position to become contextualised within our globalised world. The history of a site and its built fabric are fundamental elements of place. This thesis looks at understanding place in a globalised modern context through drawn representation. Freeman's Bay, an inner city suburb of Auckland, is the subject of this representation. This thesis analyses maps of the site in terms of their objective intentions and subjective qualities. It ontroduces axonometric drawings of these maps to further this analysis while creating their own celebratory mapping of the architectural fabric of Freeman's Bay. This thesis considers maps from five different time periods: 1866, 1882, 1908, 1958 and 2009. While this thesis limits itself to this time period, places are processes and the method suggested here is continuous. Architectural and urban design projects often consider the history of a site yet the outcome rarely exhibits an understanding of place. Understanding place enhances the interpretation of the location in question. This thesis outlines a process that aims to assist in the generation of a considered urban environment that will acknowledge a progressive understanding of place.