Study Architecture in South Africa
School of Architecture and Planning
University of the Witwatersrand
In 2001, the former departments of Architecture and Town and
Regional Planning amalgamated to form the School of Architecture and
Planning. Its architecture programme aims to become a centre for the study
of architecture in the developing world. In addition to its historical
status as a leading school in South Africa, it is transforming to foster the
study of the architecture of the multi-cultural, multi-lingual African
continent and to interrogate its rapidly urbanising post colonial,
globalising context. Here the city of Johannesburg is its laboratory.
The department has developed an architectural culture firmly rooted in
architectural design, theory and history. This has been shaped by the people
who have headed or taught in the school in the past including John Fassler,
Pancho Guedes, Peter Rich and Jo Noero, who have also been responsible for
the design of some of the finest buildings in Southern Africa.
It is currently in a process of
transformation to meet the needs of its rapidly urbanising, developing
context and a changing student demography.
Course Details
Two bachelors degrees in Architecture are offered - a three
year Bachelor of Architectural Studies and a two year Bachelor of
Architecture, which carry RIBA Part 1 and Part 2 equivalence respectively.
The Bachelor of Architecture has a one-year Bachelor of Architectural
Studies (Hons) exit level. In 2005, the second degree, the Bachelor of
Architecture will be replaced by a two year Master of Architecture
(Professional) degree.
At a
postgraduate level, a Master of Architecture by research and in the
field of Housing is offered. A Master of Urban Design course entitled
"Urban Design for the Cities of the South" is currently under
preparation. The school is equipped to supervise PhD research, its
primary expertise lying in the area of architectural, urban and planning
theory and sustainable development. The School is currently leading a
university wide research focus area on 'Johannesburg as a Global City'.
Wits
University
Spread over
more than 100 hectares, Wits University is an urban, comprehensive
university which has a distinctive capacity to contribute to the
reconstruction and development of South Africa through research and the
production of skilled, critical and adaptable graduates. With its more
than 100 000 graduates in its 82-year history, Wits has made and will
continue to make its mark nationally and internationally.
The University's origins go back to the School of Mining
Engineering over 100 years ago. It was formally inaugurated as a
university in 1922. Wits acquired international fame very early in its
history when the famous Taung skull was discovered in 1924.
Wits, as one of the largest English-medium universities
in the region, has built up an enviable national and international
reputation. It has a long tradition of academic excellence and is
committed to meeting the challenges that lie ahead. It has programmes in
place to serve the needs of the developing African continent and it
welcomes the interest of able students and academics from the
international community.
The University of the Witwatersrand has long been established in the
industrial and commercial heart of South Africa as a centre for
education and research of the highest quality. It is the University's
mission to maintain and enhance its position as a leading university in
South Africa, in the South African Development Community (SADC) region,
in Africa and in the world, by sustaining globally competitive standards
of excellence in learning, teaching and research. As a world-class
university, Wits fosters international research collaboration, staff and
student exchanges and has almost a thousand international students on
its campus.
Studying at Wits in Johannesburg offers you the opportunity of becoming
part of, and being enriched by, an urban campus in its interaction with
a dynamic city, undergoing all the changes present in our society.
In 2001, the former departments of Architecture and Town and
Regional Planning amalgamated to form the School of Architecture and
Planning. Its architecture programme aims to become a centre for the study
of architecture in the developing world. In addition to its historical
status as a leading school in South Africa, it is transforming to foster the
study of the architecture of the multi-cultural, multi-lingual African
continent and to interrogate its rapidly urbanising post colonial,
globalising context. Here the city of Johannesburg is its laboratory.
Architecture has a formal exchange relation with the
School of Architecture, Urbanism and Design of the University of
Cordoba, Argentina, as well as informal contact with a number of schools
in Africa, Great Britain, Europe and the United States.
CONTACT
School of Architecture and Planning
University of the Witwatersrand
Private Bag X3
P O Wits
2050
South Africa
Telephone: + 27 11 717 7638
Fax: + 27 11 717 7649
Email: mabuyad@archplan.wits.ac.za
bremnerl@archplan.wits.ac.za
Website:
www.wits.ac.za/archdepartment
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