• Architectural education with special reference to the University of Pretoria 

  Sandrock, Brian Allan Theodor (University of Pretoria, 1960)

  This thesis concerns the education of arci1itects, with one of its chosen objects to bring into focus a particular aspect of a broad contemporary problem - the reconciliation of technology and the spirit. Indeed it ...
• Food & the future : mapping food security for urban digital town 

  Loots (neé van Schalkwyk), Kylah-Brunhilde (University of Pretoria, 2023-08-01)

  Urban Digital Twins (UDTs) have huge potential to initiate change but are not yet mature enough to be useable since many aspects of cities, such as social fabric, still need to be integrated within the models. In response ...
• Topomythopoiesis : the expression and reception of classical mythology in gardens from antiquity to 1800 

  Prinsloo, Johan Nel (University of Pretoria, 2024-04-17)

  This thesis introduces ‘topomythopoiesis’ as a distinct genre of landscape place-making that deliberately evokes myths. A theoretical framework was developed to elucidate the relationship between myths and the gardens ...
• African identity in architecture : Guiding principles for the architectural design of traditional health practices in Gauteng, South Africa 

  Molebatsi, John Kagiso (University of Pretoria, 2023-08)

  The practice of traditional medicine, in its various forms and to varying degrees, has always been an integral part of the majority of South African’s lives. Among indigenous people, the practice of traditional medicine ...
• Green infrastructure planning principles for improved decision-making at the site development design stage at the City of Tshwane 

  Du Plessis, Tania (University of Pretoria, 2023-12)

  Globally, researchers advocate the potential of green infrastructure applications to contribute to inclusive, safe and sustainable cities as captured by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal number 11. Socio-economic ...
• Design Strategies for Informal Settlements towards Climate Change Adaptation in Eswatini 

  Ndlangamandla, Musawenkosi (University of Pretoria, 2023-10-31)

  Climate change holds potentially serious consequences for low-cost residential neighbourhoods. This implies a need to determine how these areas can be managed so that they have capacity to cope with and adjust to climate ...
• A critical analysis of the potential impact of higher education on South African emerging building technologies 

  Botha, Kristel (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  On a once vacant site in Arcadia next to the heart of the Pretoria CBD now lies a series of buildings that integrate the public realm of the city with an intricate system of a distinctive discipline - architecture. This ...
• Exploring the dynamics of informal trade and urban identity : a qualitative study of Church Street in Pretoria 

  Mokolane, Molebogeng (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  This research study delves into the heart of Pretoria's Central Business District, exploring the dynamic world of informal trading scenarios through the lens of interior architecture. The research unveils the intricate ...
• Understanding urban social capital landscapes as an informant of digital twin use-cases in South Africa 

  Masu, Diana Kithue (University of Pretoria, 2024-07-24)

  In the coming decades, Sub-Saharan Africa’s urban growth is expected to be the highest globally (Dodman, D et al. 2017). These small to medium sized cities in Africa will experience rapid growth, more so than in urban ...
• The climate change adaptation potential of the historic Burgers Park in Tshwane and its effect on the use of the space 

  Mnguni, Nombuso (University of Pretoria, 2023-09-29)

  Urban parks are found in cities, and cities happen to be significant climate change contributors, accounting for 70% of emissions of greenhouse gases, this puts urban parks in a susceptible position of bearing the burden ...
• How are the principles of community engagement in architecture, within Public Interest Design, relevant to and applied in our South African informal context? 

  Kotze, Andelle (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Despite the radical political transformation promised in the democratic elections of 1994, the people of South Africa remain adversely affected by the socio-spatial legacies of a segregated urban landscape (Ballard 2021). ...
• The architectural heritage of hospitals in the city of Tshwane 

  Hugo, Pierre (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Heritage places and architecture in the city of Tshwane are notoriously undervalued and misused. These buildings are at risk of being lost due to a lack of public knowledge and legislative protection. Losing these places ...
• Learning from eKASI : lessons derived from Guga S’thebe and VPUU in South Africa to inform future PID interventions 

  Bila, Khulukani (University of Pretoria, 2023-12-01)

  This research investigates the experiences of two prominent South African initiatives, Guga S'Thebe, and Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading (VPUU), to extract key lessons for future Public Interest Design (PID) ...
• How does the mapping of socio-economic security support digital twin readiness? 

  Greyling, Tana (University of Pretoria, 2023-11-30)

  Smart city development and data-driven urban management consider urban technologies to revolutionise how cities are managed, constructed and developed. This research study considers one such urban technology, namely utilising ...
• Repairing South Africa’s Architectural identity through hybrid high-tech and low-tech emerging building technologies 

  Dos Santos, Flavio Mauricio Duarte (University of Pretoria, 2023-07-24)

  In accordance with Low’s Architecture in Africa: Situated Modern and the production of locality, it is highlighted that “the absence of a progressive and advanced construction industry” finds its proportional relations ...
• Enabling integration : arcades as a tool for integration and universal accessibility in Pretoria Central 

  Jonker, Hendrik (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  Individuals living with impairments (ILWI) represent one of the most marginalised demographics within societies. The inevitability that nearly everyone, at some point in their lives, will experience a temporary or prolonged ...
• An exploratory study on barriers to implementing household-scale vertical food production in Plastic View, Pretoria East 

  Close, Jordan A. (University of Pretoria, 2023-07-26)

  South Africa and the rest of the world are not making satisfactory progress in addressing many of the issues listed by the United Nations in their 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, namely those relating to hunger ...
• The Role of Traditional Leafy Vegetables in Informal Settlements 

  Seeliger, James (University of Pretoria, 2023-12)

  The need for food security within informal settlements in South Africa and the world is crucial due to the increase of famine globally. Traditional leafy vegetables offer solutions towards food security in rural communities ...
• The role of innovative building technologies in self-build architecture to facilitate sustainable human development in the informal housing context of South Africa 

  Snyman, Cecilia (University of Pretoria, 2023-09-24)

  Within the South African Human Settlement context there is a growing need for socio-economic development and infrastructure improvement. Social capital, community integration, the local economy, and levels of education are ...
• Understanding public interest design as an architectural tool in Post-Apartheid South Africa : case study of Warwick Junction 

  Haese, Megan (University of Pretoria, 2023)

  In spite of significant political changes in the nation, the population of South Africa continues to suffer from the enduring consequences of a segregated urban environment, where architecture served as a tool of oppression ...

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