Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (African Perspectives) by Title

Browsing Conference Papers and Presentations (African Perspectives) by Title

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  • Ile lfe : a cultural phenomenon in the Throes of transformation 
    Osasona, C.O.; Ogunshakin, L.O.; Jiboye, D.A.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Every city has its own history which expresses an identity, a symbol and an image. The ancient city of Ile-Ife, in south-western Nigeria, presents several paradoxes. Till date, its significance vis-à-vis the totality of ...
  • Imagining urban futures 
    Wolff, H.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Within the time allowed for this presentation I can hardly address a balanced range of issues dealing with the ‘Future Life of the African City Centre’. I will introduce four topics that have been close to my heart that ...
  • The indigenous urban tissue of Addis Ababa - a city model for the future growth of African metropolis 
    Baumeister, J.; Knebel, N.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    The current rapid urbanization in Africa is an unprecedented phenomenon in the history of mankind, as urban growth is no longer linked to economic growth. With this "urbanization in poverty" a new way of urban life evolves ...
  • Learning from earth : an exploration and reinterpretation of vernacular building. 
    Martusewicz, C.; Cumberbatch, T.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    A poster presentation by Martusewicz, C. & Cumberbatch, T. about 'Learning from earth: An exploration and reinterpretation of vernacular building'.
  • Meanings and perceptions of the built environment in peri-urban areas of Maputo, Mozambique 
    Andersen, Jørgen Eskemose; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    This research project aims to explore practices through which residents in informal settlements in Maputo, create their home-space and how these practices underpin urban development. At the centre of the research are ...
  • Modernism vs capitalism in the city of red sand and black gold : contemporary paradoxes in Luanda, Angola 
    Moreira, P.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Anglo suffered from armed conflicts for four decades. During this period, the territory had been "forcibly urbanised." In fact, an estimated sixty percent of the population is now living in cities. These informal settlements ...
  • Narrating urban acupuncture[s] 
    Muller, B.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Cities like Accra or Kinshasa, Kumasi or Kisangani, can – despite all large-scale transformations – still be characterized by the presence of small-scale appropriations of urban space. These ‘points’ / ’waypoints’ ...
  • Planned and unplanned towns in former Portuguese colonies in Sub-Sahara Africa : an analysis of Silveira's 'Iconografia' 
    Matos, M.C.; Ramos, T.B.; Costa, L.P.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Luis Silveira’s ‘Ensaio de Iconografia das Cidades Portuguesas do Ultramar’, published in the 50’s, is a fundamental source for the study of urban form in former Portuguese colonies. This is an often cited work and its ...
  • Recentering the city : an anthropology of secondary cities in Africa 
    De Boeck, F.; Cassiman, A; Van Wolputte, S.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    This text summarises an ongoing research project about small cities which are usually not included in the research agenda on global cities. We aim at bridging between research focused on global or world cities and that on ...
  • Refereed papers by theme, African Perspectives Conference Proceedings, 2009 
    African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
  • Refereed papers, selection process, African Perspectives Conference Proceedings, 2009 
    African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria © 2010, 2010)
    The Conference Proceedings is a scientific document. Apart from the Refereed Papers, it contains contributions from the keynote speakers as well as Poster Presentations (where authors had to discuss their work with conference ...
  • The royal trees : the true garden city ; an ecologically sound city for the present & future generations 
    Imhoff, H.J.; Jorristma, J.; De Groot, J.; Nercua, C.P.C.; Plazza, A.; Rwigamba, V.; Twum-Barimah, M.; Ankrah, R.; Sory, DS.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Kumasi, the true garden city.
  • A search for specificity : learning from Africa 
    Ogbu, L.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    As we seek to position ourselves within this new century, the notion of defining an African urban architecture is both complex and compelling. Contemporary African cities are dynamic environments that have an ongoing ...
  • Stretching social structures : adapt the urban compound to present living 
    Waijer, P.; Van der Heijde, A.; Afrianti, D.; Siek, T.; Martha, D.; Amugi, D.; Opoku, B.; Mensah, D.A.; Agyiri, E.G.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Adapting the urban compound house to present living. This paper consists of building plans and drawings.
  • Sub-center commerce corridor 
    Kakpor, I.S.; Jansen, R.; Van Dijk, S.; Razali, M.; Hosale, L.C.; Putra, I.N.G.M.; Odarley, H.N.; Asiedu, E.; Asaber, E.F.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Vision: A vibrant sub-center that supports the potential for all people to develop adequate housing and business opportunities, regardless of their income levels. Mission: Transform the main street of Ayiga into a Corridor ...
  • Territories in motion : from Cotonou, an audiovisual approach for an Africa perspective on city centre futures 
    Coralli, M.; Palumbo, M.A.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    This text summarizes an ongoing research project focussing on how to understand African city evolution in a globalized context. We aim to redefine the approach of understanding a diversity of changes. This project intends to ...
  • UniverCity-centre : the university as an anchor and its capacity foe democratizing urban space 
    Newton, C.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    The capitalistic growth of the City of Cape Town, more specifically its expansion to the north, foreshadows the absorption of Bellville and its surroundings, including the Campus of the University of the Western ...
  • Urban interventions : approach to urban regeneration in South Africa since 1994 
    Hansen, L.C.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    The discussion on our urban challenges are in part more reflections based on a body of work concluded in Johannesburg and Pretoria over the last 15 years. The paper will attempt to provide a partial representation of the ...
  • The urban market : social and spatial configurations in the African city 
    Gantner, G.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    In an era that is luring African cities toward a global constellation of mega-cities, the urbanization of traditional aspects of society, such as the marketplace, provide an identity to local commerce not found in many ...
  • The woes of a " 'straight-jacketed' central business district" : the case of Odum, Kumasi 
    Afram, S.O.; Olympio, G.F.A.; African Perspectives Conference Proceedings; Bakker, Karel A. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2010)
    Kumasi is the traditional and administrative capital of the Ashanti Region. The location of its Central Business District (CBD) is, literally, in the geographical centre of the city, surrounded and hemmed in by residential ...