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Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station
Mini Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/65075 Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station Swart, Johan none Barnard, Matthys Johannes UCTD Pretoria Station Pedestrian Humanism Urban Civic Knot Social engagement Pretoria Station Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 Mini Dissertation MArch(Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Social media, mainstream media and the predominance of visual engagement is contributing to a culture that is increasingly intolerant and lacking in empathy. “The hegemonic eye seeks domination over all fi elds of cultural production, and it seems to weaken our capacity for empathy, compassion and participation with the world.” Juhani Pallasmaa Recent political events and dialogue surrounding issues of identity, politics and culture in the South African media are seen as a testament to this. In response concepts of New Urbanism, Integral Urbanism and defi nitions for Civic Space are employed to create an architecture with spatial principles that encourage urban interaction and promote healthy engagement with one’s community thereby acting as a counterbalance to engagement on digital and visual platforms. The Pretoria Station site is investigated as a platform where a wide spectrum of networks can converge, thereby maximising the potential for dialogue and exchange between cultures, races, classes and with the city and the state. The proposed architectural design takes the form of a public space centred around the ‘Civic Knot”, itself a focal point of the folded landscape topology. The building is inclusive and seeks to balance urban requirements of daily needs, work and recreation by delivering a useful and fertile civic platform. mi2025 Architecture MArch (Prof) Unrestricted SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2018-06-01T12:05:19Z 2018-06-01T12:05:19Z 2018 2018 Mini Dissertation Barnard, MJ 2018, Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station, MArch (Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65075> A2018 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65075 en © 2018 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 University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Pretoria Station Pedestrian Humanism Urban Civic Knot Social engagement Pretoria Station Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station |
| title | Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station |
| title_full | Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station |
| title_fullStr | Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station |
| title_full_unstemmed | Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station |
| title_short | Civic Knot : an urban platform for social engagement at the Pretoria Station |
| title_sort | civic knot an urban platform for social engagement at the pretoria station |
| topic | UCTD Pretoria Station Pedestrian Humanism Urban Civic Knot Social engagement Pretoria Station Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 |
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