Browsing Masters Degrees (Architecture) by Title
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A school of the digital arts for Durban.
(2008)The purpose of this research document was to determine a relevant response and appropriate architecture for the design of a School of the Digital Arts for Durban, South Africa. The nature of this architecture was generated ... -
The self-healing process as a design generator : a proposed healing retreat infiltrating the renewal of life.
(2014)The art of existing and being are fragments of eluded composition of the visible and the invisible. in a word, he must reflect. But as soon as he does so, beyond the world itself and beyond what is only "in us," beyond ... -
Service or domination : designing a police station for Albert Park.
(2007)The South African Police Service is struggling to redefine itself as a public protection service as opposed to the instrument of public-control that it was in the past when it was still the SAP (South African Police). I ... -
Social change as an instigator of architectural design towards a constitutional court in Harare, Zimbabwe.
(2014)As a new social paradigm emerges from political change, its effects should be echoed through architecture. A new democracy needs an appropriate architectural image, centered on the aspects of social change, particularly ... -
Social housing sidelined : an assessment of the institutional framework for social housing in eThekwini Municipality.
(2011)The post-1994 era saw a deluge of housing legislation designed to shake the foundations of repressive Apartheid housing policy. Regrettably, the social housing sector began operating without the support of relevant legislation ... -
Social integration enhancement as a driver of built form : a proposed ACCORD peace centre for Durban.
(2014)Throughout the years, Africa has been in pursuit of an African renaissance that would unite all African nations as one. This vision has been a long term struggle for the African Union (AU) which was constituted in Addis ... -
Social interaction and well-being in architectural environments : the design of a multi-use-facility.
(2012)The urban architectural environment in modern day life places a variety of additional unnecessary stresses upon people which affects social interaction and well-being. This dissertation is aimed at developing an understanding ... -
The social rehabilitation of youth substance abusers within the built environment : a proposed youth social rehabilitation centre for Durban.
(2014)The issue of youth substance abuse within the context of South Africa, and more closer to home, Durban, is of great concern regarding the further social development of the generation and the lives, dreams and ambitions ... -
Social sustainability and its effect on the built form towards a design of a community anchor in Durban.
(2015)Social disorientation and segregation is a reality of the times. With more people than ever before confined to urban spaces, the built environment is being forced to play a more important role in the defining of social ... -
Socio-psychological experience as a generator of space and form : designing an orientation centre for migrants in Durban.
(2011)Durban has often been referred to as one of the fastest growing cities in the world. During the Post-Apartheid years, migration of people from other parts of South Africa as well as African countries to Durban has ... -
South Africa's spatial development initiatives : the case of the Lubombo SDI and the Greater St Lucia Wetland Park.
(2005)A varied literature has emerged assessing the history and principles of the SDI programme and its individual initiatives. Within the literature, a widespread critique has developed that views the SDIs as falling short in ... -
South African commemorative architecture : a critical assessment of selected contemporary struggle sites within a transforming post-apartheid socio-spatial landscape
(2009)The founding statement of this dissertation is that appropriate architectural commemoration in South Africa is an engagement of living memory, which is an amalgamation of memorial and community initiatives that enhances ... -
The specificity of dignity. Reconceptualising gendered spatial boundaries through a water reclamation plant for Cornubia, Durban.
(2017)The various manifestations of the effects of divisive Apartheid city planning has resulted in the city itself becoming an urgent social question - one such manifestation is the mixed-use megaproject of Cornubia. Diverse ... -
Spiritual practice and its influence in architecture : the design of a meditation centre for Chatsworth.
(2011)The purpose of this dissertation is twofold. Firstly, it investigated the issues inferred by the topic, as how spirituality influences architecture, and secondly, through a critical analysis of a literature review with ... -
Sport architecture as a resource for social revitalization in an urban area: a multi-purpose sports complex in Durban.
(2018)This thesis explores how the lack of pubic social space contributes to social issues in the urban context. The research will investigate how social space within the urban context affects the social development of people, ... -
Sport as a generator for nation building, urban revitalisation and a meaningful architecture : towards the design of an urban framework and high performance centre for the Kings Park Precinct, Durban.
(2010)The purpose of this thesis is to determine the significance of sport in society and its influence on the urban fabric and architecture. The project investigates the relationship between the built form and sport in the ... -
Sport as a tool for social integration : the design of a multi-purpose sport and leisure precinct for Durban, eThekwini.
(2013)The purpose of this dissertation was to determine the significance of sport in society and its influence on the built form. The project investigated the social powers of sport, as well as the social benefits of a ... -
Sport as a tool to revitalize urban 'lost space' : a proposed soccer academy for the adolescent youth of Durban.
(2015)The purpose of this research dissertation is to determine the impact of ‘lost spaces’ as a problem to the urban context. The project will therefore investigate issues around how these ‘lost spaces’ affect the relationship ... -
The study of sensory stimulation as an architectural design tool : a proposed children's centre and community facility in Umlazi.
(2011)Architecture is intended to house, shelter and define the framework within which human activity occurs. It is far more than purely functional and its vast impact on the physical, emotional and psychological aspects of ... -
A study of the decentralised business nodes of the post-apartheid city of Durban : toward a new business district as part of the greater Durban business system.
(2011)This dissertation revolves around the topic of office decentralisation. The literature review chapter first discusses a systems approach to planning, and how it is the relationships between the objects within a system ...