Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Architecture) by Title

Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Architecture) by Title

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  • The game of diminishing returns : Architecture as a regenerative agent of man and nature 
    Kritzinger, Jacob Johannes (University of Pretoria, 2018-04)
    Mining related activities are more expansive than ever before, with population growth data showing an exponential increase. These societies form part of the world consumer market in which people are constantly buying ...
  • Game on : a youth centre in Pretoria 
    Liebenberg, Christiaan (University of Pretoria, 2010)
    The dissertation’s aim is to highlight the presence of young people in the Central Business District of Pretoria, Tshwane. The proposal aims to provide a facility to entertain the youth in the city while waiting for transport ...
  • The Garden Is Us 
    Van der Merwe, Johannes Marthinus (University of Pretoria, 2013-12-09)
    Poetic dwelling, both as the perception of and engagement with the environment, has predominantly been lost in contemporary society. As a result, the earth had become an ‘inexhaustible inventory’ in the eyes of the dweller, ...
  • Garden of captives : creating a place for sanctuary 
    Nicolaides, Chrysanthe (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 ...
  • Gather. emerging identities through event design at Salvokop 
    Maree, Simone (University of Pretoria, 2018)
    The design proposes a satellite event of the 2019 Presidential Inauguration conceived as a public gathering that takes place in Salvokop, Pretoria. A bilateral approach will be adopted. Firstly, implementing event as a ...
  • Gautrain Station, Hatfield 
    Du Plessis, Andre C. (University of Pretoria, 2003)
    Station buildings across the world have always been the epiphany of efficiency with the coldness associated with this building type. With the Gautrain Station, Hatfield, Pretoria, the efficiency of the machine is effectively ...
  • Gautrans sub-urban train station 
    Roccon, Bernard (University of Pretoria, 2005-09-14)
    No abstract available.
  • The Gavel and the Ghost 
    Smit, Reynard (University of Pretoria, 2013)
    This thesis explores an alternative method of making Architecture based on ideas presented by Bruno Latour in “Give me a gun and I will make all buildings move” and concepts discussed by Peter Eisenman within “Diagram: An ...
  • Genius Loci : a cultural centre for the visual and performing arts 
    Sparks, Christopher Duane (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 ...
  • Germinate : Architecture of growth - a mixed-use development in Salvokop 
    Gloeck, Karl-Robert (University of Pretoria, 2011)
    The author’s intent in this dissertation is to follow a design process in order to arrive at a cohesive architectural solution. This process includes the formation of guidelines as a response to the pressing issues of ...
  • Global Museum 
    Groenewald, Johannes H.M. (University of Pretoria, 2007-06-26)
    The task of this project is to design a visitor-orientated museum using contemporary museum design models and state-of-the-art display technologies and link them with other international museum organizations so as to put ...
  • God is in the house 
    Steyn, Minette (University of Pretoria, 2005-09-13)
    This dissertation encompasses a study on the Christian Faith and its resulting Architecture, as well as a design exploration and development of Church design. The focus of design and technical resolution are on a Chapel ...
  • Goedehoop : a case study for Urban Renewal 
    Eitzen, Neil (University of Pretoria, 1994)
    Why Goedehoop as a case for urban renewal? Since the first black location, Skoolplaaz was established in 1875. The so-called area 'Goedehoop' has remained "frozen", unaffected by the bustling growth of Pretoria in an ...
  • Going Circular: Uncovering the Spatial Potential of Circular Economic Theories Inspired by Urban Vernacular Environments 
    Mbedzi, Alexander Ifeanyi Nweke (University of Pretoria, 2021)
    Without significant changes to the consumption of resources in our cities, the Earth’s demand for material resources is estimated at 90 billion tonnes by 2050, compared to only 40 billion tons in 2010. This unsustainable ...
  • Going West : using landscape to regenerate urban form 
    Smit, P.G. (University of Pretoria, 2011-03-03)
    Everyone wants to live in a healthy environment, an idea that has always been closely associated with the healthy landscape. Pretoria CBD is no longer a place that offers such a landscape; it is congested, fragmented and ...
  • GOLOFELO -"we are hoping" 
    Rheeder, Annalize (University of Pretoria, 2006-05-31)
    No abstract available
  • Grace under pressure : investigating a design response in event of disaster 
    O'Neil, Elonah (University of Pretoria, 2010-02-03)
    A study of local context has revealed that universal relief strategies are failing to meet the needs of those who have just lived through the traumatic experience of losing their primary dwelling. Where as conventional ...
  • Green (inside)? An eating experience which addresses ecological & lifestyle sustainability, with the interior as a tool 
    Schroder, Hilde (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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Grondleggende argitekte van die Departement Openbare Werke in Transvaal tot 1910, hul werk en invloed (Afrikaans) 
    Minnaar, Enla Marie (University of Pretoria, 2000)
    The void in available literature pertaining to the origin of the official architecture of the 'Publieke Werken Departement' in the 'Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek', the destruction of the Department by the Anglo Boer-War and ...