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Determining the Unit Cost of Higher Education:
(2011)
While the growth in private universities in Africa has met a pent-up demand for
university education and are meeting and fulfilling a social function, the economic
realities of operating a university cannot be ignored. ...
Household energy use in Uganda:
(The Architectural Science Association and The University of Melbourne, 2015)
This paper details patterns of energy consumption for domestic buildings in urban areas of Uganda. The paper shows the range of energy sources employed by households, the level of consumption of energy, as well as common ...
Investigating the drivers of energy transitions between communities, local governments and non-governmental organisations.
(UNESCO, 2016)
Embodied energy is an important consideration in discussions related to the sustainability of the construction sector. As part of this dialogue, this paper presents a developing country context of how these can values of ...
That is too radical for us:
(PLEA, 2016)
Incorporating Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) into the curriculum is regarded as an important element in contemporary architectural education. However, making this transition has, and still is, somewhat of an uphill ...
Socioeconomic Status and Access to Higher Education in Uganda
(2016-01-01)
In Africa, transition to a more sustainable life cannot occur without the otherwise marginalised. Governments, including Uganda’s, have taken steps to better the lot of the disadvantaged by widening access to basic education ...
Investigating the Comparability of A' level Subjects as a Basis for University Selection in Uganda
(West African Journal of Education, 2015-01-01)
In order to gain access to universities in Uganda, all students sit a national examination at the end of A ‘Level, the scores of which determine their selection. For most university degree programmes, entry is determined ...
Introduction - Radical Discipline.
(Folio, 2020-08-15)
It has been a privilege to work on the Radical Discipline section of FOLIO Vol. 2, dedicated to endeavours that inform and (re)define architecture as a discipline in the context of sub Saharan Africa. ‘Radical’, in this ...
Students’ Views of the Architectural Design Review: The Design Crit in East Africa
(Sage, 2019-06-19)
The design studio and the associated design review can be regarded as the signature pedagogy of architectural education, where students garner the essence of what it means to be an architect. Here, novices are transformed ...
Towards an Ecosystem-of-Learning for Architectural Education: Reflecting on a network of six pedagogical clusters
(Association of Architectural Educators (AAE), 2021)
This research is situated in the context of our
collective exploration of a new ecosystem-oflearning for architectural education, as a catalyst
for change following the experience of the COVID-19
pandemic. To move online ...
Leadership is Critical in Mainstreaming Sustainability in Professional Education
(Building and Cities, 2021-01-28)
Mark Olweny (University of Lincoln) comments on the B&C special issue EDUCATION & TRAINING: MAINSTREAMING ZERO CARBON. Leadership in Global South demonstrates the positive transformation of architectural education. The ...