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Browsing Architecture by Supervisor "Hugo, Jan"
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The informal settlements of South Africa are commonly marginalised urban systems existing within larger formal urban landscapes. Due to their marginalisation, informal settlements often lack formal infrastructure, ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)This investigation looks into creating a resilient public building within a political continuum which can remain contextually relevant to multiple cultures and civic contexts that are in a constant state of change. The ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Hidden, 12 km from Middelburg, lies the historic mission village Botshabelo. Named Botshabelo, meaning “place of refuge” in the Pedi language as a symbol of a place that became a refuge for the people who fled from Sekhukhune ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Since independence in 1994, informal settlements in urban areas became a regular phenomenon with an exponential growth pattern and a lack of effective, proactive town planning. This phenomenon is described as an Urban ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Climate change is a global unsettling phenomenon that determines the prosperity of natural systems. It influences natural systems, posing risks to the health of living organisms and the socio-economic conditions they ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-09-29)Urban parks are found in cities, and cities happen to be significant climate change contributors, accounting for 70% of emissions of greenhouse gases, this puts urban parks in a susceptible position of bearing the burden ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)In recent years, there has been increased promotion of regenerative development. However, concerning informal settlement policy and interventions, regenerative development practices are scarcely mentioned much less applied. ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This dissertation investigates the re-industrialisation of our townships by using urban agriculture as a design driver. With global issues such as food pricing and population growth, these issues have had an impact on food ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The project set out to investigate the potential of using the light industrial typology as a vehicle for economic and urban regeneration in the western part of Pretoria CBD, which is home to a substantial number of light ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)The appropriation of open space is a common and organic process that is constantly taking place in the contemporary South African city. The tabula rasa approach of Apartheid and modernist planning had little consideration ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Our modern urban environments consists of a complex system of interrelated infrastructures that give structure and order to our daily lives. The implementation and organization of these multi-layered elements has the ability ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-07-27)The thesis explores the notion of hybrid tectonics in the context of contemporary African architecture, investigating the dynamic interplay between global influences and local traditions. Through an extensive analysis ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)This Living with Carbon project seeks to deal with the global systemic risk that climate change presents to society. It threatens the basic elements of life for all people which include access to potable water, food ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)Mamelodi still remains captive in the spatial legacy of Apartheid. With long travel times and virtually no employment opportunities in Mamelodi, the status quo is difficult for inhabitants to deal with. Economic theory ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The natural world is an interconnected system made up of ecosystems and an abundance of species diversity that inevitably supports all life on Earth, including humans. Since our origin the humans race has worked in this ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-12-11)This dissertation is an architectural exploration into informal waste picker upgrading, at the open green space between Atteridgeville Township and Lotus Gardens. The project is a community Buy Back Centre, designed following ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Historic Towns, such as Graaff-Reinet, have a long history. The genius loci of the architecture within the town fosters a critical reflection of the past. The preservation and conservation of architecturally significant ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2018)A global attitude shift occurred during the 15th century that changed the relationship between man and its natural environment. This shift was brought by the Renaissance world view, where man is superior to nature and all ...
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