The Contemporary Chinatown: An exploration into Chinese-New Zealand identity through Food, Drawing and Architecture

Process-based exploration tools such as drawing, collages and model-making have evoked various connections between food, identity and architecture. These methods have allowed for the investigation of the chosen site of Myers Park, Auckland. They further explore how the landscape would operate in conjunction to understanding and developing cultural identity through food and activity. The park is re-imagined as a shifting landscape that hosts many sensual journeys to reflect various culinary traditions. The architecture situated within this landscape becomes a metaphoric extension that responds to the human treatment and consumption of cultural foods.

It is through taking part in activities that the site is fully activated, adding to our memories and further influencing our cultural identities. In doing so, the architecture becomes a tool of continuous exploration rather than  providing a finite solution.