First and foremost I would like to sincerely thank my friend, my mentor, Daniel Brown, whose continual excited passion, dedication and endless energy towards architecture and myself was greatly affirming and inspiring. His constant intent to challenge and assist me throughout my studies and the course of this thesis has made me immensely grateful to have had him as my supervisor. Thank you. To my ‘architecture’ friends, thank you all for being a part of this journey. Special mention to Danielle, George, Henry, who have been with me throughout, your support and friendship means everything to me, cheers. Can’t wait for that drink. To my ‘non-architecture’ friends and flatmates, you’ve made the past six years an unforgettable time in my life. Thank you. To Sue Wickison, your food packages and constant support over this time have been incredible, Thank you. My girlfriend Sonja Walsh, you have been invaluable to me during this journey, always there to help in whatever way, at whatever time. For that I can’t thank you enough. My brother Chris Duthie, you have been amazing; thanks for being there when I needed distracting and bankrolling me. Cheers. Most of all I dedicate this thesis to my parents, Sigi and Des Duthie, for their dedication, support and love over the last 6 years, I couldn’t have done this without you two. Thank you all for your belief and encouragement. This is for you.
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