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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (University of Pretoria) by Supervisor "Vosloo, Pieter Tobias"
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Many South African architects’ firms are finding it difficult to prosper in the changing economic and business environment. While all the contributing factors are not obvious, it is suggested that the lack of entrepreneurship ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019-02)This thesis presents an investigation into the hospital microbiome of the built environment. The researcher characterised the microbial landscape of two Western Cape hospitals through a multi-disciplinary approach. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Creating sanctuary within an inhospitable world is one of man’s inherent needs. Even in the desert, Man’s sole means of survival is determined by whether he can find oasis: a fertile place within the vast expanse of the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The current model of complete separation between different industries, buildings and the public, hampers growth and sustainable development within the city. If connections can be identified between several related programmatic ...
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A case study investigation of the indoor environmental noise in four urban South African hospitals (University of Pretoria, 2015)The field of acoustics in architecture is often neglected by spatial designers, being thought of as a specialist field only applicable for complex acoustic requirements. However, research shows that environmental noise has ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2007-02-21)The following dissertation is located in South Africa, Pretoria. The aim is to define the Threshold of entry from the South of Pretoria, passing the University of South Africa and via Elandspoort Road and Mears Street. An ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)This dissertation focuses on the re-conceptualization of Pretoria Central Business District (CBD), grounding the hypothesis within Paul Kruger Street. The author aims to provide a newfound approach to this historical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived spaces created by African migrants and people of diverse ethnicity in the Pretoria CBD, and to determine the implications that they could have for the spatial planning ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This study is based on research undertaken in the context of a democratic, Post-Apartheid South Africa, over 20 years into democracy. At the dawn of democracy, the nation was seeking a new identity and for many South ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-26)The brief discussion of the history of ornamental plants at the start of the thesis is intended to provide the background to this study. It is followed by an exposition of the values that ornamental plants bring to our ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)The purpose of this study is to develop a Learner Thermal Comfort Protocol (LTCP) for the assessment of thermal comfort in naturally ventilated public school classrooms occupied by primary learners aged between 7 and 14 ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-01-27)WHAT L.C de Villiers is the official sports-grounds of the University of Pretoria and hosts the High Performance Centre (HPC). This world class sports clinic was designed as a rugby training facility, but is currently used ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)Nature and humans are intrinsic parts of the same system, called a social-ecological system (SES), wherein freshwater ecosystems form one of the important bases of the survival of all life. Human activities, such as land ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011)This dissertation will explore ways in which abandoned space, and spaces between buildings, can be reconnected with their surroundings to enrich and contribute to the everyday experience of the user. The intervention takes ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2010-07-16)The aim of this dissertation is to explore the possibilities of architecture as a sensory phenomenon and to explore how we can experience architectural space through all our senses, and how architecture can influence how ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)In South African Townships, socio economic activities of the second economy such as informal trading typically manifest themselves in low quality, left over open spaces along roadsides and transport interchanges. These ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2011-10-14)The study investigates two aspects that arise when an application is made for building plan approval to the Building Control Officer (BCO) in the Department of Building Control at a local authority (LA). Firstly, the uniform ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)Aesthetics were the main passion of early century landscape architects. A focus on the concern with ecology followed, while the late twentieth century landscape architecture developed towards a concentration on restoration ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2008-08-05)The majority of adults in the Tshwane municipal area have limited or no literacy or numeracy skills. Illiterate adults live mainly in marginalised townships and informal settlements across Tshwane. The relocation of people ...
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Little Eden Society for the Care of Persons with Mental Handicap : a new home in Prinshof, Pretoria (University of Pretoria, 2008-07-22)This discourse deals with the establishment of a third facility for the Little Eden Society for the Care of Persons with Mental Handicap in Prinshof, Pretoria. The Little Eden Society cares for persons with profound ...
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