AWA: Academic Writing at Auckland

"The third movement of Webern's String Quartet op.5 explores the notion of musical time and defies the classical presumption that music must have harmonic progression to define a clear trajectory. Webern instead creates ...

What role has the Porto School of Architecture played in Alvaro Siza's career and what influence has Alvaro Siza had on the Portuguese lineage of architects?

The 1970s saw significant political, cultural and musical changes in New Zealand society. Discuss how Herbs' 'Whats' Be Happen EP' or Upper Hutt Posse's 'E Tu' was a direct response to what was going on in New Zealand so ...

A central theme in this course is the close relationship between art and power; how art enables both secular and religious rulers to articulate, justify and enhance their power. This essay encourages you to explore this ...

Select a quote and an architectural building that reflects it.

Critique an artist's body of work, with specific reference to 3-4 works.

Critically discuss the effectiveness of New Zealand's heritage protection legislation.

Select one principle of 'Modern Architecture' formulated by an architectural historian/theorist including: Kenneth Frampton, Anthony Vidler, Alan Colquhoun, Sigfried Giedion, Reyner Banham, William Curtis or Manfredo Taf ...

What are the cultural, technological and site influences that critically-inform our understanding of [your selected building or building type or building complex]?

Write a mock Wikipedia article of 800 words on your chosen turning point in Western music history.

In response to: The Hebrides Overture 'Fingal's Cave' (1830) Felix Mendelssohn write an essay of 600-800 words that: 1 gives a very brief background to the circumstances of its composition; 2 comments on the influence o ...

Select one building or building project from those provided, and introduce that building through formulating FOUR questions and answering them.

Select one building or building project from those provided, and introduce that building through formulating FOUR questions and answering them.

Select a world architecture topic within the chronological range of the course (premodern architecture) including topics from outside the mediterranean-centred world. The topic should explore themes around form, space, m ...

Write an essay on Pacific or South-east Asian architecture built between 1930 to 2008.

A research essay about a particular topic covered in the course, in this case the ancient Greek site of Knossos, with specific emphasis on its controversial reconstruction.

With reference to at least three pieces of music to support your argument, discuss why Fifties rock'n'roll music is a significant musical and cultural turning point in the 20th century.

A research assignment on an essay topic of own choice within the broad subject area of the course (pre-modern architecture and urbanism). The essay focused on Roman concrete: its history, composition and use in construct ...

The research assignment required an essay topic of my own choice within the broad subject area of Pre-modern architecture and urbanism. The essay required scholarly sources and the careful organisation of material both t ...

Briefly outline the key ideas underlying the design of your building. Explain why this building and its underlying ideas are significant in the history of contemporary architecture.