Thesis (M.S.W.)--University of Hong Kong, 1991.

Thesis (M.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 124-128) Also available in print.

Thesis (M.L.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes special study report entitled : Rock in Chinese gardens. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.

This thesis examines narrative articulations in the films Bend It Like Beckham, Bhaji on the Beach, and American Chai as a complicated conversation in relation to bicultural-identity construction in the Indian diaspora. Unpacking the way desi identities are managed in/as a quantum (third) space – one that is continuously shifting and deferred – the films exemplify how "desi" is a heterogeneous cultural "group" without a homeland from which to speak or to return. The narratives of these films are considered cultural translations that expose inter-generational culture-clashes in the spaces between Indian and Western cultures. Screenplay pedagogy was used as a methodology to (re)read analysis of the films, revealing the ways that different movies employ and reinscribe themes of the multicultural pastoral, the carnivalesque, and melodrama, respectively. This thesis concludes by opening up some of the places from which individuals enunciate their desi identities, including the possibilities for (self)reflection.

published_or_final_version / Urban Design / Master / Master of Urban Design

published_or_final_version / Housing Management / Master / Master of Housing Management

published_or_final_version / Real Estate and Construction / Master / Master of Architecture

Cette étude porte sur les différentes constructions du monde vitivinicole en Languedoc-Roussillon, des années 1860 à nos jours. Elle a pour objectif l’étude de leur place et impact dans le paysage languedocien. Une partie de la recherche porte sur les constructions privées, qu’elles soient d’habitation ou d’exploitation. L’analyse des bâtiments coopératifsvinicoles se veut plus exhaustive : elle est tournée vers les caves et les distilleries. La réalisation d’un corpus de ces structures, qu’elles soient privées ou communautaires, a permis d’en analyser l’évolution typologique et architecturale. La réflexion s’axe principalement sur les nécessités de la création d’un réseau coopératif vinicole, les formes et conditions de son développement ainsi que sur la mise en place des organismes de tutelle. Sa répartition, territoriale comme chronologique, a été analysée à l’échelle d’une région, avec les caves coopératives de la Gironde comme point de comparaison. Les principaux maîtres d’oeuvre des réseaux ont également été répertoriés, leurs oeuvres énumérées et leur vocabulaire architectural, étudié. Enfin, l’analyse typologique et architecturale de ces bâtiments du monde vitivinicole, tant privés que communautaires, ainsi que leur actualité en prise avec une restructuration sévère du réseau coopératif, amène à se questionner sur leur valeur historique et symbolique. Il s’agit donc désormais d’évaluer les moyens d’insérer ce riche héritage viticole dans le patrimoine régional, d’en assurer la protection et la mise en valeur. / This study concerns the different constructions used in the making of wine in Languedoc-Roussillon from the 1860s to the present day. It aims at studying their place and impact in ‘Languedocian’ landscape. Part of the research focuses on private buildings, whether residential or commercial. The analysis of cooperative winery buildings is more exhaustive and oriented towards wine cellars and distilleries. The implementation of a corpus of these private or community structures has been done in order to present the evolution and architectural typology. The study is centered mainly on the necessities of creating a wine cooperative network, forms and conditions of its development as well as the establishment of regulatory bodies.Distribution through the period was analyzed across an area with cooperatives of the Gironde as a point of comparison. The main contractor networks have also been identified, and their works listed and there has also been a focus on architectural vocabulary. Finally, a cluster analysis and the architecture of these buildings connected to the wine industry, both private and community, as well as their current engagement with a severe restructuring of the cooperative network, raises the question of their historical and symbolic value. It is time to assess how to ensure this rich viticultural heritage in the region's history is preserved and indeed enhanced.

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture

published_or_final_version / Architecture / Master / Master of Architecture