THE CHALLENGE IN REPRESENTING COMPLEXITY
“Unit 2 is based on the understanding that the Built Environment comes into existence and transforms as a social/physical ecosystem in which [...]
Tuliza Sindi
Unit Assitant Tuliza Sindi is a Masters Graduates of Architecture from the University of Pretoria, South Africa (2013). She was involved in the building of Slovo Hall 2012 as a 1to1 intern. The [...]
Announcement of student selection to attend the ETH Future of Open Building Conference in Zurich, Switzerland
In March 2015, all GPA Unit 2 students were asked to write blogs on the relevance of open building and how it could be explored and applied in their own design thinking. These written pieces, [...]
Cross Unit Exhibition – Quarter 1
The end of Quarter 1 was celebrated by the first Cross Unit Exhibition, where all units exhibited and presented their work to the public. Convened by Randy Bird, each unit Coordinator [...]
UJ UNIT 2 – ASSIGNMENT 3: MULTI-LAYERED, MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS IN NEWTOWN, JHB – Summary
“When is urban design architecture? When is architecture urban design?” Tariq Toffa . Click HERE to see the Unit 2_A3_Neighborhood Immersion – Brief Newtown is a potentially unique [...]
Liz Ogbu shares her work with Unit 2
UJ Unit 2 recently hosted Liz Ogbu, a globally recognized designer, urbanist, and social innovator based in San Francisco to present at the University of Johannesburg Liz is an [...]
UJ UNIT 2 – ASSIGNMENT 1: 1 CRITICAL NEIGHBOURHOOD IMMERSION – Summary
“Start where the system is. Have empathy with the system and the people in it, particularly as it will not like being ‘diagnosed’.” (Coghlan & Brannick, 2005) Unit 2_A1_Neighborhood [...]
