Solis-Arias, Juan.Naicker, Kreolin Lyle.2024-12-092024-12-0920222022https://hdl.handle.net/10413/23464Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.South Africa faces a challenge in ensuring clean water for its people as a consequence of exploiting its water resources (Donnenfeld, et al., 2018). Furthermore, a recent study conducted expressed the gap in public awareness and knowledge of water harvesting and recycling in South Africa (Slabbert & Green, 2020). The research aims to investigate water security, the conservation and control of water, through architecture to ensure a sustainable water supply for Durban whilst creating awareness and education on the importance of water. The research explores the relationship between water security and architecture to develop the principles of a learning centre. An interpretivism research philosophy was used through qualitative data collection to gain insight into the themes surrounding the topic using both primary and secondary sources.enWater security.Sustainable water supply.Water harvestingThesis