Browsing Masters Degrees (Architecture) by Issue Date
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Working for nothing : gender and industrial decentralisation in Isithebe.
(1986)"One of the central tenets of critical approaches to social science is that we should not only understand society theory), but use such understanding as a basis for a programme of action (practice) to change society, ... -
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 ... -
The domestic architecture of William Street-Wilson, 1889-1913.
(1996)The topic of this thesis is the Domestic Architecture of the Natal Architect, William Street-Wilson (1856-1928) and spans the period from 1889 to 1913. It is based on the original drawing collection which can be found in ... -
Planning the port of Durban : a case study of potential integrated management.
(1997)No abstract available. -
Great Zimbabwe : well of ancient wisdom : an examination of traditional Karanga mythology, symbolism and ritual towards an interpretation of spatial distribution and contextual meaning of symbolic structures and settlement dynamics of the royal settlement of Central Great Zimbabwe.
(2000)The intention of this thesis is to examine the possibility of seeing mythology and ritual as sources for understanding spiritual, symbolic and spatial structures in architecture. Mythology and ritual are used as sources ... -
Investigating the performance of non-traditional lenders in the provision of end-user finance : a case study of the National Housing Finance Corporation and the National Urban Reconstruction and Housing Agency.
(2000)"A significant number of households in need of housing in South Africa can afford to access housing credit, provided that this is available. Such credit is currently not readily accessible by most of such home seekers. ... -
The relationship between informal land markets and tenure security in the Durban Metropolitan Area : the case study of Folweni .
(2001)No abstract available. -
The role of the group housing savings schemes in housing delivery : a Piesang River experience.
(2002)This dissertation is based on research undertaken on the role of the housing group savings schemes that provide end-user finance to the poor households to address their housing needs with special reference to South African ... -
Building Design Group Architects (1968-1977) : a study of their practice, buildings and projects.
(2003)This research examines the practice, buildings and projects of Building Design Group Architects (BDG), a collaborative of architects and students in Durban during the period 1968-1977. It traces the careers of its principal ... -
Adaptive re-use of university buildings : a case study of four academic buildings on the Pietermaritzburg campus of the University of Natal.
(2003)This study investigates the capacity of buildings to be adapted when required by changing circumstances or situations. Furthermore it has special reference to buildings constructed for academic teaching and research purposes. ... -
An investigation into alternative domestic water, sewer and electricity supply systems in the eThekwini municipal area.
(2004)Millions of Black South Africans still lack access to adequate housing, mainly as a result of apartheid era development policies. The delivery of low income, state subsidised, housing includes the provision of water, sewer ... -
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 ... -
An architectural strategy for the rehabilitation and integration of street children back into society : a Durban case study.
(2006)In Durban as well as many other cities around the world one can find the phenomenon of street children. Studies have highlighted various factors such as historical, political, social and economic, which have contributed ... -
Freedom and unity in diversity : the role of architecture in the creation of an African Union centre.
(2006)Throughout the African continent several significant historical events occurred that partly influenced current problems in African societies. The Problems are economic underdevelopment, social crises, racism and internal ... -
Sustainable development : the adoption of principles of sustainable development by the architecture and construction industry of South Africa.
(2008)Sustainable development has been variously defined as: "the simultaneous pursuit of economic prosperity, environmental quality, and social equity" (Gissen 2002:185), and as society's ability to meet its current needs and ... -
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 ... -
Reconciliation and reconstruction of post-genocide Rwanda : a search for an appropriate architectural expression.
(2006)African countries have for a long time undergone a series of problems that include; genocide, racism, economic depression, colonisation, civil wars, and so on. These have left many African societies in hopeless situations ... -
Architecture and identity : the perception and reflection of identity through architectural expression : a case study of Wentworth.
(2007)South Africa like many countries in the non-Western world has a long history of conflict stemming back to the spread of Colonialism. Various events through the years have contributed to the solidification of European and ...