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Joint development of courses for energy efficient and sustainable housing in Africa (JENGA), Uganda
(Architecture and Construction in the Global South, 2016)
The JENGA project was intended to develop courses for energy efficiency and Sustainable housing in Africa. Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) as one of the partner universities, had over 100 students participating in the ...
Investigating the architecture of architecture education in Uganda:
(The Architectural Science Association, ANZAScA, 2010)
For all the discourse on the state of architecture education today, little is written about the
student experience in architecture schools. With increasing emphasis on Service Quality, Learning
Outcomes, and Completion ...
Ethics of a Brick: Ethical Positions in Built Environment Education in Uganda
(School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, UK, 2009-09-09)
Architecture has among its goals, to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of society. It is
therefore inevitable that ethical decisions are made in the process making architecture. The
perceived value of the product, ...
To Build or Not to Build: Going Live is [Not] Just Being Practical!
(Association of Architectural Educators, 2014)
Increasingly students and faculty alike are calling for a “hands-on” approach to architecture and building construction as an integral part of the architectural education. Schools of architecture have implemented courses ...
Characterising entrants into the University system in Uganda
(Association for Educational Assessment in Africa, 2011)
The Inter-University Council of East Africa, together with the National Higher Education Quality Assurance bodies of the East African countries, has been developing a joint quality assurance framework for Higher Education ...
Learning in architecture: Students’ perceptions of the architecture studio
(2013)
In architecture education, the design studio has
long been regarded as the centre of teaching and
learning. As a learning environment, the studio is
the physical site for learning and teaching, where
active interaction ...
Architecture as Environment: perceptions on gender and community as determinants of comfort and energy use in buildings
(Network for Comfort and Energy Use in Buildings, 2011-09-23)
This paper investigates the extent to which notions of gender and community are expressed and promoted through materiality, spatial quality and passive design as a way to promote comfort and efficient energy use. Generally, ...
Lost opportunities and emerging possibilities: the place for collaboration in the built environment
(2012-06-27)
This paper is part of an ongoing study that delves into the issues that inspire and/or inhibit
collaboration between built environment practitioners in Uganda. It is situated in the context of discourse on the roles of ...
Training for Real:
(2005)
Graduates of Engineering in Uganda face great challenges in the work place as they are expected to be fully prepared to start work with little or no further training. In view of this, training has to begin at the University, ...
Environmental Sustainable Design and Energy Efficiency in Architecture Education in East Africa
(2013)
The inclusion of Environmental Sustainable Design (ESD) in architectural education is an
important paradigmatic shift for contemporary architecture education, in view of growing
concerns for Energy Efficiency (EE) and ...