K'oyoo, Edwin Oluoch(University of Free State, 2023-12)
Photo-elicitation interviews (PEIs) have been used in
landscape studies with the aim of eliciting participant
opinions through memories and feelings associated
with images. PEI was used in this study to identify
and ...
Hugo, Jan; Sonnendecker, Paul Walter(Emerald, 2024)
PURPOSE – The adverse impacts of climate change coupled with rapid informal urbanization in the Southern
African region are increasing the vulnerability of already sensitive population groups. Consequently, these
urban ...
Van der Walt, Martine; Berner, Jacques M.; Breed, Christina A.(Elsevier, 2024-01)
Plants are essential components of urban microclimates, as they can help mitigate some of the adverse effects of urbanisation, enhance environmental quality, and thus contribute to overall species well-being and the ...
Breed, Christina A.; Du Plessis, Tania; Engemann, Kristine; Pauleit, Stephan; Pasgaard, Maya(Elsevier, 2023-11)
Researchers increasingly consider the systematic integration of green infrastructure (GI) concepts in urban
planning as an essential approach to tackle significant current and future challenges. Cities in sub-Saharan ...
Breed, Christina A.; Engemann, Kristine; Pasgaard, Maya(Springer, 2024)
The systematic integration of green infrastructure (GI) concepts in urban planning shows promise to reduce environmental hazards; while creating sociocultural benefits. However, cities in sub-Saharan Africa face rapid ...
The architectural history of healthcare in South Africa remains greatly understudied, as do the consequences of the 1918–19 Spanish Flu, which ravaged its population. Yet that pandemic had great consequences for South ...
Barker, A.A.J. (Arthur Adrian Johnson); Louw, Michael(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2022-12)
The design of boundaries in architecture has a rich history that provides intellectual nourishment
for a reconsideration of the relationships between city and nature, city street and building and the
transitions within ...
K'oyoo, Edwin Oluoch(University of the Free State, 2023-06-27)
Urban renewal undertaken to respond to physical deterioration and decay within cities resulted in various changes. The changes can impact on physical, socio-economic, and meaning aspects attached to various features, thus ...
Showcasing excellence, University of Pretoria final-year architecture student Wian Jordaan has been declared a regional winner in the 2022 Corobrik Student Architecture Awards, in addition to winning the Best Use of Clay ...
Vawda, Zakiyyah; Hugo, Jan(University of the Free State, 2022-12)
Since low-income and social housing are among
the most vulnerable built environments to
climate change, this article evaluates the energy
performance of social housing in the context of
enabling net-zero carbon social ...
Kibirah, Edwin Oluoch K'oyoo(University of Pretoria, 2023)
Urban renewal responds to physical deterioration within cities to improve the quality of urban life. Urban renewal in Africa is undertaken in once colonial societies with their existing spatial built forms undergoing changes ...
The dissertation explored the spatial and architectural
parameters that create meaningful interactions within
ritual and sacred spaces, focussing on the Braamfontein
Crematorium as a site primed for re-ritualisation ...
Smit, Carel Nicolaas(University of Pretoria, 2022)
The river was first an element of attraction for early settlements. Riverscapes were established due to the potential use of the river as a resource or industrial driver. However, over time, riverscapes, as we see them ...
In communities stigmatized by economic inequality, citizens who fall within the lower income bracket tend to migrate to the city, seeking the opportunity of gaining financial independence (Njwambe et al. 2019); they are ...
Van Loggerenberg, Melicia(University of Pretoria, 2022)
This mini-dissertation highlights the lack of age-inclusive interventions in public and social environments, specifically pertaining to the growing elderly demographic. A further critique of geriatric care architecture ...
The City of Tshwane’s story is intrinsically linked to power, due to its role as the administrative capital. The built form of the city centre reads as a palimpsest of the architectural expression of how socio-spatial ...
In addressing the issues of heritage loss, the significance of the past plays an important
role in the reconciliation of the present that demonstrates true progress. Most heritage
responses, which focus on the commercialisation ...
Barker, Arthur Adrian Johnson(Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2021-01-01)
Gawie Fagan and his wife, Gwen, have had an illustrious career in the field of architectural heritage practice, spanning a period of over 50 years. They have run the full gamut of responses to architectural heritage, from ...
Makakavhule, Kundani(University of Pretoria, 2021)
This thesis explores societal and municipal perceptions and meanings of urban public spaces in the City of Tshwane (CoT). Focus is placed on how these perceptions and meanings contribute to the conflict and contestations ...