dc.contributor.advisor |
O'Sullivan, M |
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dc.contributor.author |
Sizova, Irina |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2015-07-08T21:53:10Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2014 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/26191 |
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dc.description |
Full text is available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland only. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Architecture can be considered as a tool for understanding the encounter between the multifaceted world and the human mind. The articulation of spatial and material images helps to structure our perceptions of a nation’s environmental, sociocultural and political circumstances, as well as give meaning to our own basic human conditions of existence. In Russia, patriarchal ideology has been engraved into the very fabric of society. The objectification of architectural space, has predominantly served the concepts of a masculine authority, which has limited the influence that women have over the construction of their own spaces. As a consequence, Russian women’s needs have become universalised, trapping them within roles that are essentially assigned to them. This thesis acknowledges that many Russian women are no longer willing to accept state proposed, stereotypical gender roles, and are confronting this issue through the formation of numerous female grassroots organisations – currently developing throughout Russia. The primary objective of this thesis is therefore to understand the psyche of the women participating within one of these organisations, in order to respond to their unique requirements. An architectural response will facilitate a process of emancipation, both for the individual, and for a female community within Tarusa – the subject location. And in doing so, architectural expression will become an agent of social change. This thesis challenges how the Russian state has traditionally conceptualized women, and how architecture has been appropriated to represent that view. Instead, the proposal will focus on identifying the characteristic qualities of real Russian women, in order to generate a gender-sensitive architectural response. |
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dc.publisher |
ResearchSpace@Auckland |
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dc.relation.ispartof |
Masters Thesis - University of Auckland |
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dc.relation.isreferencedby |
UoA99264781092502091 |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights |
Restricted Item. Available to authenticated members of The University of Auckland. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/nz/ |
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dc.title |
Perceiving Mother Russia |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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thesis.degree.discipline |
Architecture (Professional) |
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thesis.degree.grantor |
The University of Auckland |
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thesis.degree.level |
Masters |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The Author |
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pubs.elements-id |
489799 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2015-07-09 |
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dc.identifier.wikidata |
Q112907093 |
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