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Commentary

Martienssen, Rex D (Transvaal, Natal and Orange Free State Provincial Institutes of South African Architects and the Chapter of South African Quantity Surveyors, 1931-09)

'...Why not try nothing?"
Commentary

Martienssen, Rex D (Transvaal, Natal and Orange Free State Provincial Institutes of South African Architects and the Chapter of South African Quantity Surveyors, 1931-06)

"It is not to be thought that because advanced modern work successfully fulfils a functional need that it is lacking in those mystic qualities, those thrilling touches of imaginative virtuosity which seem to be the essence ...
Community leadership and the construction of political legitimacy Unpacking Bourdieu’s political capital in post-apartheid Johannesburg

Benit-Gbaffou, Claire; Katsaura, Obvious (2014)

In our attempt to unravel the structures, constraints and opportunities under which community leaders operate, we have been inspired, as many before us in different ways , by Bourdieu’s work on political capital, political ...
Community Policing and Disputed Norms for Local Social Control in Post-Apartheid Johannesburg

Benit Gbaffou, Claire (Journal of Southern African Studies., 2008-03)

This article, based on field study in suburbs and townships in post-apartheid Johannesburg, argues that there are different ‘cultures’ of policing and different conceptions of local social order embedded in different ...
Commuter Choices and Prospects for Improved Urban Mobility

Mandyanda, Aviwe (UNIVERSITY OF WITWATERSRAND FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, 2016)

The purpose of the study is to understand the everyday social and spatial practices that affect transportation choices in the city from the perspective of public transport commuters. My research is a qualitative inquiry ...
A Comparative Study of Students' Experiences of Public Transport in Johannesburg and Berlin

Monakali, Maryam (University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2015-11)

This research report is an analysis of the main debates, arguments, and concepts pertaining to the topic of public transport and the experiences of students’ using public transportation in Johannesburg and Berlin. The ...
Conflict in hellas - Materials for an Integration of the Greek Spirit (Paper read to Architectural Student's Society)

Martienssen, Rex D (Transvaal, Natal and Orange Free State Provincial Institutes of South African Architects and the Chapter of South African Quantity Surveyors, 1935-06)

When we build, we establish a relationship more or less satisfactory between the volume of the building and the greater volume which encloses it. The enveloping elements of the building-form provide the transition, and it ...
Conflicting rationalities in densifying the Corridors of Freedom: the case of the knowledge precinct.

Tshiashi, Livhuwani Waren (University of the Witwatersrand, School of Architecture and Planning, 2017)

The City of Johannesburg’s spatial structure still resembles the apartheid spatial configuration. The marginalized are still mostly located at the outskirts of the city without the monetary means to move to well-located ...
The Congress as Architecture: modernism and politics in post-war Transvaal

le Roux, Hannah (Picasso, 2007-01)

Two significant strands of South Africa’s history - the precocious modern movement architecture of the Transvaal Group, and the political resistance that led up the Congress of the People and the Rivonia trial - remain the ...
Constructing a joint vision for Johannesburg nature reserves: City Parks and users’ committee engagements in Melville Koppies, Klipriviersberg and Kloofendal nature reserves

Mokgere, Tlholohelo (University of the Witwatersrand; Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2016)

The research is about understanding the partnerships between Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo and nature reserves users’ groups towards the joint management and development of urban nature reserves. It is a comparative study ...
Contact with Le Corbusier. Rhapsody

Martienssen, Rex D (Transvaal, Natal and Orange Free State Provincial Institutes of South African Architects and the Chapter of South African Quantity Surveyors, 1934-07)

"Le Corbusier says 'state the problem clearly' and take stock of present day resources. Co-ordinate all the factors involved, material, economic, metaphysical. Solve the problem strictly in terms of these."
The Contemporary House

Martienssen, Rex D (Transvaal, Natal and Orange Free State Provincial Institutes of South African Architects and the Chapter of South African Quantity Surveyors, 1934-10)

"The term architect, then in this context implies very much more than is commonly supposed. Our architect must have a full understanding of the problems involved in the present social and economic structures. His function ...
Contemporary South African Urbanization Dynamics

Todes, Alison et al (Urban Forum. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010, 2010-06-16)

Abstract The paper provides an overview of urbanization patterns and trends in the current era in South Africa, focusing in particular on the key dynamics and driving forces underlying migration and urbanization. It ...
Contributions of Accessibility and Visibility Characteristics to Neighborhood Typologies and their Predictions of Physical Activity and Health

van der Westhuizen, Diaan (7th International Space Syntax Symposium, 2009)

In recent years, numerous studies have examined the effects of the built environment on physical activity and health outcomes. While much of this research has focused on discrete environmental measures, such as housing ...
Corporate final nodal destination choices in the exodus from Johannesburg Central Business District

Khatleli, Nthatisi (International Structural Engineering Construction Conference (ISEC) Press, 2017)

The opening up of the invisible barriers after the fall of apartheid in South Africa led to massive internal migrations and relocations to bigger cities. Johannesburg as the biggest economic hub not only in South Africa ...
Country Life in South Africa with which is incorporated "The African Architect"

Unknown author (Institutes of South African Architects and the Chapter of South African Quantity Surveyors, 1915)

Country Life in South Africa with which is incorporated "The African Architect"
Creating Sustainable Human Settlements using Integrated Housing Developments on infill Sites: A Case Study of Fleurhof, Johannesburg

Khan, Mohamed Mubeen (2014)

In the past twenty years since South Africa has become a democratic country, there have been countless efforts with regards to overcoming the problems created during apartheid. These problems stemmed from a spatial, social, ...
Creating Urban Agriculture in the Corridors of Freedom - Case of the Turffontein Node

De Sa Santos, Natasha (2014)

The concept of urban agriculture as a phenomenon is fast gaining momentum throughout the world. Although there has been great recognition of the social benefits associated with urban agricultural initiatives, such as poverty ...
The creative city approach to urban generation: an evaluation of its benefits in Braamfontein Johannesburg

Khwashaba, Unarine (School of Architecture and Planning, University of the Witwatersrand., 2017)

In the pursuit of creating post-industrial cities, the creative city approach was established in 1988 (Cohendet et al). During the 1990s the approach was intertwined with the process of urban regeneration (Cohendet et al). ...
A Critical Examination of the Nature of the Public Participation Process: A Case of the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom Square Project

Khanyile, Ntokozo Vincent (2015-07)

This research study sought to evaluate the participation process which was put into practice by the Tshwane City Council as part of implementing the Solomon Mahlangu Freedom Square (SMFS) project in 2012. NMA Effective ...

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