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Theses and Dissertations (Architecture): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)A public interface for the infrastructure of Hartbeespoort Dam Water sustains all living things on this earth and has a huge impact on the natural environment. Water is the most valuable natural resource on this earth. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Within our current society, humankind often separates 'human place' from 'natural place'. This alienation from nature leads human beings to believe that activities outside of protected natural areas have no effect on ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This study forms part of the discourse that critiques the current state of colonial museums in a post-colonial, post-apartheid city. The project focuses on a proposed urban vision for the precinct of Joubert Park ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The public, especially in Pretoria Central are deprived of their right to rich accessible outdoor space, the intervention aims to enrich public life in the city by invigorating the outdoor experience by enhancing ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Protests, often violent have become a major talking point in South African politics. This dissertation focuses on three matters: decolonisation of public spaces in South Africa, the notion of landscape narratives in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This dissertation originated from a concern regarding healthy and sustainable living, with the focus on aspects of well-being, eating and nutrition. It has not been seen or explicitly explored as a problem to address ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The modern day mechanical integration and organisation of cities have disturbed the natural systems and sequences of the environment, as well as the social fabric and collective notions of society within cities (Mumford, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In recent years the concept of dematerialization has had an effect on design professions that rely on materiality for its manifestation. This process has diminished the unique characteristics of design, but through the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Traditionally, the essence and spirit of place dictated its use. Harmoniously intertwined, physical and mythical attributes were looked to in order to preserve the spirit of place (Genius loci). Today, such a place is ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)A rite of passage is the exploration of cultural catalytic spaces in the urban context. A space where The traditional ritual is celebrated. The project is an exploration that addresses a grand narrative of what happens ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Architecture can be described as a medium of communication; it is a physical, malleable fabric that can be manipulated and adjusted to convey meaning or an idea. According to theories by Fredrich Kitler, communication ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Johannesburg's urban fabric is characterised by fragmentation. The natural landscape beyond and its remnants in the city are absorbed in a diffuse urban landscape. In the development of the public park in Yeoville, it ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Survival is bound to conditions of safety (now) and preservation (future). The places that marginal people inhabit are either permanent familiar places, or temporary unfamiliar places. These places however are also bound ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The ever-increasing nature of consumer demands has forced retailers to adopt 'added value' strategies to ensure their competitive edge in the market. Branding is considered a market differentiator, but alone is not enough ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)This dissertation comprises an investigative narrative that approaches the real world issue of drug addiction, which represents only a small part of the complex issue of homelessness. The story looks at the transformative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Previously, people elsewhere in the world laboured under the misconception that animals in Africa wandered freely across the vast open spaces of the African plains. However, in reality, as humans (elephants' greatest ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The aim of this dissertation is not only to question, but to start a dialogue and continue the existing conversations about architecture and identity. The initial questions posed in this dissertation are: Who am I ? Who ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Ramohoebo Square, the heart of Atteridgeville, currently lies dormant. This document explores the possibility of introducing a new pattern of events to expose the extraordinary in the midst of the mundane. Conventional ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)Countless centuries has sailed by since humanity first discovered the method of travelling across the far stretched oceans that divided undiscovered continents. As noted by Le Corbusier, these liners were deemed being ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)In Africa and specifically in South Africa, agriculture is the sector from which most rural communities derive their financial income, it is also the source of food for both rural and urban communities. The greatest ...
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