Category: Student Contribution
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Migration as Cosmological Technic
Questions on Cyclical Migration Why do Tswana tribes amongst other tribal groups in Southern Africa cyclically migrate? This is a story of the Barolong Boo Rra Tshidi clan of the Tswana tribe who have now settled in Makgobistad. Makgobistad is a large village situated in the northern part of the North West province, on the…
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Surveillance and Civic Institutions: A presence and/or absence
This article has been developed as an excerpt from my Masters’ Thesis Project developed at the Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg, South Africa in GSA Unit 14 GSA Unit 14 reinforces its interest in Rogue Economies – those subversive economic practices, tactics and transactions that shape contemporary Johannesburg in bewildering dramatic ways. As…
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The Anti-Atlas
This project started with a map, a 1930 colonial map of Dar es Salaam created during the British administration. I couldn’t help but be enticed by the beautifully drawn, meticulous historical maps I found in the library of Ardhi University during our field trip to Dar es Salaam. Fuelled by my interest in stories, I…
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Challenging Practice @ UJ
Since 2013 1to1 has been teaching in the Professional Practice module of the University of Johannesburg’s Masters program. Each year we have asked the students to submit their work on this platform to grow and deepen these questions on critical engagement and spatial justice in South Africa. Their work is carefully documented and shared by…
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Methods of Engagement
The critical practice module at the GSA was held at the beginning of the year, unlike previous years. This allowed us to respond to previous years’ feedback requesting the course be at the beginning of the year – because of the type of commitment the course requires and the course’s tendency to act as a…
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Guidelines for Engagement
OUTLINE: The 2018 module follows on the success of the last 5 years of the ‘Alternative Practice’ model supported by Architecture Sans Frontieres UK’s Challenging Practice Model in 2016 & 2017. The focus this year was on Guide Lines for Engagement for socio-technical spatial design engagement for practice in South Africa. BACKGROUND: The South African…
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Tools of Engagement
The 2017 UJ Critical Practice module sought to engage with the principles, practices and practitioners of socio-technical spatial design. The 5 week module took students through various processes and tools to support their learning around these principles and produced a set of principles and codes for practising socially engaged design in South Africa. Socio-Technical Practitioners…
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Socio-Technical Practitioners
Group A: Liz Ogbu Adwao AgeyeiDickson Adu-AgyeiEuradice PaivaNthabiseng Mabena Group B: Theaster Gates Steffen FischerAtusaye MsiskaOrathile Mothoagae Harmony Mapundu Group C: Teddy Cruz Kerry Trebble Steven Moore Daniel Shil Group D: Nabeel Hamdi Kyle Hollis Nipho Mashinini Jody Van Aswegen Group E: Jan Gehl Dean FalconerKa Hei ChowPaul TathamDevon Beetge Group F:…
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Reflective Video Essays
Below are the final reflective videos submitted by the students for the Alternative Practice module conducted through Architecture Sans Frontiere’s Challenging Practice course. Johan Le Roux Wandile Mahlangu Roelof De Jager Christian Cook Andrew Muwonge Zack De Freitas Sabine Waskow Natache Ilonga Kgao Mashego Aishe…
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ASF Challenging Practice: Student Summaries
The students were requested to summarise the 9 chapters of ASF International’s Challenging Practice into short Pecha Kucha style videos. Chapter 0: The Urban Context Class Read Individually Chapter 1: Disasters, risk reduction and Reconstruction Mandy Schindler, Gareth Howe, Israel Ogundare, Saddum Biwa & Binaica Morar Chapter 2: Discrimination Daniel Grout, Adam Propheta, David Flax…
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Student Manifestos
“As soon as one says the word ‘alternative’ it begs the question: ‘alternative to what?’ In order to establish an alternative, it is first necessary to define the norm against which it is set, and with this three issues immediately arise. First, the interpretation of the norm will differ according to who is doing the…
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Socio-Technical Tools #8
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