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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Design Dissertation"”.
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Un-structuring Museums: reclaiming agency and space in the Company Gardens
This dissertation explores the impact of colonial museum-making methods on the communities which they serve and the human body. Based on this research it then proposes alternative approaches to museum-making in a post-colonial context. The inquiry begins with an exploration of the history of …
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Space & event in contested territories: Public assembly through place-making tradition exploring tectonics and materials of the circular economy
Design is an iterative process. This design dissertation explores 'concept-form' by Tschumi (2010, pp. 15-19) who argues it is a generator of new conditions to freely inform or locate activities to generate events. Concept-form reflects a specific moment in a thought process when an architectural …
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On the Periphery: a place of transition on the East City and the redevelopment of District Six
… cityboth my relationship and its history, the design dissertation suggests the city to be a place of inclusivity rather than its previously racially divided past. It finds itself at the east periphery where forced removals had divided the dynamic community of District Six and its link to the …
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Planes of progression: an exploration of architecture's role in supporting the positive development of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds
… where those spaces are present, the quality of design, construction and maintenance makes them unappealing and less effective. A key concern is the lack of awareness and ease of access to these spaces by youth at risk in the area. This design dissertation explores how architecture and good …
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OpuntiaGenesis: The hybrid generating plant
This design dissertation explores the possibility of creating a piece of architecture from a singular biological parameter (the Opuntia ficus-indica/Prickly pear), that is both the fuel and the generator of the architectural programme, materiality, spatiality and structure. The main intention of …
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Minimum built form for maximum urban impact: exploring the minimum built form that generates the greatest urban impact through architecture of closed-loop material systems
… and flexibility of social inhabitation, the design dissertation aims to understand the minimum built form that generates the greatest urban impact through architecture of closed-loop material systems. The inquiry focuses on urban upgrade that is low in embodied energy and holistic in its …
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The world according to Graaff
This design dissertation report describes the narrative approach to the design of a district cooling facility for the Cape Town foreshore. The project attempts to grapple with architectural ideas around the re-scripting of buildings. The role buildings play in the constructing of narratives and …
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(re)Constructing the way we build - Skills Development Centre in Delft
… be shaped by history or by the current day. This design dissertation proposes a more situated architectural identity by exploring the relationship between the social and the material in Delft, Cape Town. The strong themes of the temporary and the permanent and formal and informal create a conflict …
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Digital boundaries: A study into how mobile devices and information + communication technologies can influence the social programming, spatial conditions and construction of public architecture
… which one is the main architectural focus of the design dissertation and explored further. The architectural programme provides spaces for: IT learning and skills development to help individuals seek employment, collaborative hubs for those developing new entrepreneurial ideas, and youth hubs for …
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The junction: transcending sociotechnical divides through youth space
… as a mechanism of social organisation, this design dissertation proposes using architecture as social infrastructure to transcend these sociotechnical divides. The concept of the sociotechnical denotes the synergy of a city's infrastructural systems and its social life. In this design …
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(Re)-programming typologies of public infrastructure to serve as a tool for cultural evolution: a re-imagination of the Cape Town Station
This design dissertation aims to explore the Cape Town Station as an opportunity to support the social evolution that is on our doorstep. For this I chose to explore the balances in the concepts of culture, society and identity; and consequently the ideas of typology and programming within the …
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Living on the edge : Nature & Society - Re-imagining architecture through Thirdspace
This design dissertation report investigates the paradigm of Thirdspace theory through explorations within the tensions between nature and society, directing the focus of site towards Cape Town's city bowl urban edge. Thirdspace is adopted throughout the development of this dissertation and …
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Building the spectacle : breaking the wall : project for a civic sports precinct at Trafalgar Park, Cape Town
This design dissertation follows a narrative process of research and design speculation. The report defines the subject of the project and is the first part of the dissertation. The subject can be divided into the two major themes of: historically defensive territory and voyeurism or peoples' …
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Small buildings big improvements: addressing the need for community educational facilities in the informal city through provision of prototypical alternative learning and teaching spaces
… this inquiry seeks to address this issue. The design dissertation is fundamentally an exploration of teaching and learning space in the Informal City that sits outside the formal system - informal and alternative education - that serves to complement existing institutions. Informal educational …
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Pietermaritzburg as an Afrikan City: Re-establishing the Identity of the Central Business District
My design dissertation is concerned with the complex history and current conditions of city centres in the Global South and specifically in South Afrika. The central areas in many of our cities, conserve and preserve a colonial and oppressive identity in their built environments, which continues to …
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Drawing blood : writing architecture at the Old Slave Lodge
The intent of this design dissertation was to set off on a journey of exploration and experimentation that would open itself up to unexpected or surprising results. With no expected result, this inductive process of research would hopefully result in a design investigation that was rich and …
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Envelopes of adaptation - an architecture of social thresholds and flexibility: investigating the socio-technical relationship between the built edge and social surface
… responses are often the driving force behind design considerations, placing emphasis on the manner in which the technical resolutions facilitate appropriate adaptability and environmental response. This adaptability is generally addressed through the building envelope, which acts as the …
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At Limbe, Malawi: Space-placemaking through the integration of street trading practices
… and experiences, and use such dynamics as design opportunities to integrate them into the urban fabric rather than suppressing their community-driven advances. It also suggests the need for city councils to effectively engage with traders and provide infrastructure that speaks to their …
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The new commune: a design proposal that aims to create an alternative living environment for city dweller
The New Commune is a design proposal that aims to create an alternative living environment for the city dweller that revolves around simplicity and community, where nature plays the main role and elements of self-sufficiency become a reality. The design proposal merges the principles of an urban …
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Healing environments : architecture as therapy at the Mowbray Town Hall site
My design dissertation project is an investigation of Architecture as Therapy - a means with which to heal the environment (including peoples) as well as re-integrate them, especially those who have been marginalized. The design utilizes place-making design elements that would encourage their …
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