Browsing Masters Degrees (Architecture) by Title
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The hermeneutics of architecture as a means for transposing public perception : towards the design of a transport interchange in the Durban Central Business District.
(2011)In South Africa today, railways, along with other forms of public transport have lost or in fact never had the same sense of sanguine appreciation that European stations embodied. Instead South African public transport ... -
Historic hospitals in Natal.
(1988)The object of this research is to investigate in detail the origin and growth of Natal Hospitals - their design and function. The 19th Century saw the birth of the Republic of Natalia, and with it the establishment of towns ... -
Human perception and the built environment : a proposed Autism Life Learning Centre for Durban.
(2012)Buildings affect people both physically and psychologically, this study analyses this impact which the built environment has on people's lives. This interrelationship between people and the built environment is based on ... -
Iconism as a tool for social identity : a proposed city hall for Durban.
(2012)The concept of iconic architecture has been around for thousands of years. It has taken the form of great structures that have portrayed powerful messages, to impress and to intimidate society, from the pyramids and tombs ... -
Ideology and the making of built form : a contemporary museum of South African colonial history.
(2014)The aim of the study is to ascertain the prevalence of colonial ideology within contemporary museological practise. The Empire exhibition of 1936 is used as the basis from which to understand how colonial ideology constructed ... -
The impact of experiential learning in designing buildings for adult education : a proposed interactive education and training centre in Durban.
(2014)Due to the urgency in overcoming the unemployment epidemic in South Africa, vocational training institutions are very rigid in their approaches, serving to educate and train learners with minimal learner involvement. ... -
The incorporation of nature into architecture as a healing aid : a hydrotherapy health centre.
(2011)The intension of this dissertation was to investigate why architectural environments were not healing, but harming people, and what factors could be looked at in order to provide healing environments for mankind. The ... -
The indigenous architecture of KwaZulu-Natal in the late 20th century.
(2009)Studies on a variety of facets of the subject of indigenous African architecture have increasingly received the interest of many post-colonial researchers, in search for indigenous African identity in the international ... -
The influence of insurgency on socially responsive urban development : a proposed informal recycling facility for the informal cardboard recyclers of the Durban CBD, South Africa.
(2013)Lining the streets and the interstitial spaces of the developing cities of the modern world is an emerging citizenship that exists and thrives in the in-between. These are the new urbanites, the Insurgent Citizens; a ... -
The influence of Protestant doctrine on the development of church architecture.
(2011)Church architecture has evolved dramatically since its inception. It has changed shape, size and form, from simple houses converted to meeting places, to grand Gothic cathedrals, to high-tech auditoriums and modern structures ... -
The influence of the mediating qualities of sacred space, symbols and rituals on the built environment : a proposed inter-religious retreat and education centre for Durban.
(2010)The following dissertation deals with the qualities of sacred space that influence the architecture for religious building and how these qualities can be used in the creation of an inter-religious facility. The background ... -
The influence of traditional architecture on contemporary culture : a proposed Hindu cultural centre for Durban.
(2011)Religion is still a large driving force behind the manner in which people live today. Religion, especially the predominant practices that date back to our ancestors, is a driving force behind culture. It creates traditions ... -
Information and architecture : the synthesis of information and architecture in KwaZulu-Natal.
(2006)The changing nature of society has caused existing methods of knowledge dissemination to become ineffective, and even the types of information and knowledge required by people has changed. Therefore, through the study ... -
Integrated learning spaces in adult education : a case of KwaZulu-Natal.
(2010)In February 2010, finance minister Pravin Gordhan said: "None of us can rest or sleep peacefully until every South African can say: I can see a better future, I can find a job. I can learn a skill. Hard work will enable ... -
The integration of culture, fashion and architecture in bridging existing cultural diversities : a proposed multi-purpose fashion centre for Durban.
(2010)The need for social integration of South African residents has been and continues to be a topic that is at the forefront of social development in the country. Durban is one of South Africa’s most diverse urban centres ... -
The integration of local cultural identity and tradition into built environment : a case of cultural centre in Lobamba, Swaziland.
(2010)The aim of this document is to explore the potential culture and tradition has in restoring and preserving local cultural identity through built environment. The need to create local cultural identity to built environments ... -
The integration of traditional and modern architectural form : a proposed socially active centre for skills development in Southern Africa.
(2011)This research is a study of traditional and modern architecture and how the aforementioned systems can and should integrate into Afro-centric architecture. The emphasis was on the architecture one tends to enjoy as an ... -
An interpretation of timelessness in sacred architecture : an Islamic Centre for Durban.
(2011)Timelessness is an ethereal component of sacred architecture as defined by the belief of man. The spiritual vision of humanity has demonstrated techniques of expressing belief in the existence of a Higher Being within ...