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Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child
Mini Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53343 Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child Karusseit, Catherine Shaidi, Ester UCTD Bonang African girl child Old Pretoria fire station Interior design Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-05 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Mini Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2015. At the root of this dissertation is the African girl child, abundant in innate potential but lacking in affirmative girl friendly spaces that are suited to her African heritage. The study considers the design of an interface that will empower the African girl child in a traditionally patriarchal African culture. A theoretical review is conducted on the current state of African feminism and how it is realised within its African context being both dynamic and relevant. The discourse links the theoretical findings with the chosen context, the Old Pretoria Fire Station, which stands in contrast to the proposed progressive feminine intervention. The intervention is defined as being a Centre for the African girl child, incorporating activities such as teaching life skills, facilitating workshops, which centre on arts and culture while at the same time reestablishing the building's relevance to its immediate context by including functions such as an African hair salon, fashion designer and tailor and a restaurant. The inquiry into the physical expression of African feminism into a building that represented a colonial patriarchal society presents design challenges with regards to respecting the existing heritage fabric while introducing a new function. The architectural and spatial resolution of how these two issues integrate with one each other ultimately contribute to the empowerment of the African girl child. tm2016 mi2025 Architecture MInt(Prof) Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-05: Gender equality SDG-08: Decent work and economic growth SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2016-06-22T13:54:46Z 2016-06-22T13:54:46Z 2015 Mini Dissertation Shaidi, E 2015, Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child, MInt(Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53343> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53343 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Bonang African girl child Old Pretoria fire station Interior design Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-05 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child |
| title | Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child |
| title_full | Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child |
| title_fullStr | Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child |
| title_short | Bonang : a centre for the African girl child in the old Pretoria fire station : an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the African girl child |
| title_sort | bonang a centre for the african girl child in the old pretoria fire station an investigation into the role of interior design as an agent in the empowerment of the african girl child |
| topic | UCTD Bonang African girl child Old Pretoria fire station Interior design Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-05 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-08 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53343 |