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EXPLORATIONS IN URBAN DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE: MULTI-LAYERED, MIXED NEIGHBOURHOODS IN NEWTOWN, JOHANNESBURG “When is urban design architecture? When is architecture urban design?” Tariq Toffa Read the full brief [...]

Welcome to the second week of UJ_UNIT2 and the second assignment where we ask you to investigate the relationship between people, systems and infrastructure at neighbourhood level. Find the assigment brief here: UJ [...]

Dear Friends; So far, I’m thoroughly impressed with the direction UNIT 2 is taking and look forward to working with everyone in April even if only for a few weeks. Embedding architecture and planning practice [...]

“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 Immersion – [...]

UNIT 2 STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE WITH THE UIA 2014 DURBAN STUDENT CHARTER ON ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION TO ALLOW THEM TO HELP SET THE AGENDA FOR A RELEVANT, INSPIRING AND CURRENT UNIT 2 AGENDA! Find the full [...]

FIND THE UNIT 2 INTRODUCTION PRESENTATION: unit 2 introduction 022015_reduced Dear Class of 2015 We welcome you to FADA-UJ. The UNIT SYSTEM was introduced in 2014 and will be launched on Monday 2nd February 2015. [...]

SAVE THE DATE! A COLLOQUIUM A conversation between the Built Environment (BE) professions and identified partners on the establishment of a BE forum and formulating a joint position on new human settlements plans [...]

CLICK HERE FOR THE PRESENTATION: 001 presentation-4 An open approach to architecture: design in the 4th dimension By Amira Osman I will this evening briefly present some of the concepts that have underpinned a [...]

ARCHITECTURE + AGENCY : DESIGN | MAKE | TRANSFORM (Osman, Bennett, Toffa) Unit 2 is based on the understanding that the Built Environment emerges over time and is in a constant state of transformation. In unit 2, [...]

“Can we tell you how excited we are at UJ to be offering, for the first time on the African continent, the world-famous Unit System way of teaching? Yes, we can! Following in the footsteps of global leaders in [...]