Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (Housing and Urban Environments Research) by Subject "Architecture -- Human factors"
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Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (Housing and Urban Environments Research) by Subject "Architecture -- Human factors"
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(Afesis-Corplan Workshop, 2000-04-11)The objective of this paper is to give an architect’s perspective on the various issues listed for discussion in the workshop. Housing policies, ownership options and management structures of housing organisations need to ...
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(2006-07-03)This paper explores the possibility of increasing adaptability in low- and medium- cost residential buildings in South Africa. The suitability of the concept to this particular context will be tackled in terms of existing ...
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(2004)Because of perceptions regarding safety, gated communities and the closing off of public routes has become common in South Africa. Observation shows that some architects respond to those restrictions more creatively than ...
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(2008-02-06)A Response by dr Amira Osman to the article written by Gwendoline Wright titled: 'Dwelling in the city', commenting on pertinent issues of housing currently being debated.
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(2005-09-27)A wealth of knowledge on housing has not influenced actual implementation and housing environments remain untransformed. Housing landscapes in South Africa evolved into sterile, regimented and inefficient settlement ...
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(2008-02-07)In this paper we have adopted a novel approach to ‘housing for special needs’, redefining people with special needs philosophically, and using statistical analysis of the South African population to reinforce our argument. ...
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(2000)This is an attempt to identify the ways in which Africa is unique in terms of environmental issues. Geo- political realities and colonial intervention are what really link African countries together: a shared past in terms ...
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(2008-01-15)This paper is a brief portrayal of the state of housing policies and programmes in South Africa, as well as the role of the design professional in the context and teaching of housing at the Department of Architecture, ...
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(2008-02-07)In this Statement dr Amira Osman discusses the major challenges in terms of housing delivery mechanisms and the influence on housing environments in South Africa.
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