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Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City
Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2020.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/78521 Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City Bothma, Cobus reginaldventer@gmail.com Venter, Reginald UCTD Density Hyper-Density Regeneration Adaptive Reuse Heritage Heritage Management Holistic Sustainability Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof)--University of Pretoria, 2020. Compact Habitat Adapt looks towards an urban development, which can re-establish relevance into the core of cities, through functionality and holistic sustainability. Cities in South Africa share a complex history, one that is conserved in its architecture. The preservation and conservation of the built fabric have formed an assertive role in suburban sprawl and decentralization. The cities are left stagnant-unable to adapt or change to the needs and problems faced today, and very concerning problems predicted in the future. Vacancy and urban decay have become the identity of these cities as paradigm shifts occur. The obsolescence caused by the pursuit of a former identity of South Africa. The dissertation looks towards an architectural realm of the future, where architecture can no longer serve as an object, but an adaptable habitat. One that does not become obsolete in time, but grows and transforms with the changing city. It does not follow the principles of new and standing alone but merges with the existing. It becomes a collection of components, much like a machine, filling in the spaces between. Repurposing and reinventing the existing towards spatial, social, and environmental sustainability relevant to the present and future needs. Church square in the city of Pretoria translates the concerns of an urban fabric that has in some terms become irrelevant. The area shows an opportunity for further investigation of an architectural intervention that questions the current state of the city and its development policies. mi2026 Architecture MArch (Prof) Unrestricted SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities 2021-02-12T10:00:09Z 2021-02-12T10:00:09Z 2021-04 2020 Mini Dissertation Venter, R 2020, Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City, MArch (Prof) Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78521> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78521 en © 2019 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 Density Hyper-Density Regeneration Adaptive Reuse Heritage Heritage Management Holistic Sustainability Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City |
| title | Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City |
| title_full | Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City |
| title_fullStr | Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City |
| title_short | Compact Habitat Adapt: Responding to Densification Practices in the Historical Centre of the Post-Apartheid City |
| title_sort | compact habitat adapt responding to densification practices in the historical centre of the post apartheid city |
| topic | UCTD Density Hyper-Density Regeneration Adaptive Reuse Heritage Heritage Management Holistic Sustainability Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-09 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/78521 |