Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs

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dc.contributor.advisorCoetzer, Nicen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorSilverman, Melindaen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorBeattie, Jenniferen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCarelse, Brenten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T12:26:54Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T12:26:54Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis stemmed from the idea that we as a society find it harder and harder to understand even the everyday technologies around us. It is argued that despite the seemingly limitless opportunities for self-learning in the ‘information age’, an interest for the technological is still not fostered within our society. This dissertation is inspired by Cedric Price’s proposal that, “[...]every town should have a space at its disposal where the latest discoveries of engineering and science can provoke an environment for pleasure and discovery[...]”. 1 It started with the search for a spatial models through which people could learn about and experience the essence of technology. The initial research looked at different ways people have learned about technology 1 Stanley Matthews, From Agit-Prop to Free Space: The Architecture of Cedric Price (London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007), 66. throughout history, focusing particular on examples where education could successfully be combined with leisure or recreational activities. It was important that the model proposed, not only taught people, but also inspired a sense of marvel and wonder through engagement with technology . Based on principles gleaned from the research a project was proposed which would manifest itself in two different, but interrelated architectural explorations. The first is a sort of ‘headquarters’ or ‘mothership’ for a new model of the education of technology. It finds itself in the Woodstock industrial area, and would serve as a resource to the greater Cape Town. The second is a prototype for mobile, rail-based workshops that would be developed and manufactured within the headquarters. These units would act as ‘satellites’, spreading the spirit of this movement across the country to areas where the resources for such education may not exist.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCarelse, B. (2014). <i>Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13021en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCarelse, Brent. <i>"Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13021en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCarelse, B. 2014. Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Carelse, Brent AB - This thesis stemmed from the idea that we as a society find it harder and harder to understand even the everyday technologies around us. It is argued that despite the seemingly limitless opportunities for self-learning in the ‘information age’, an interest for the technological is still not fostered within our society. This dissertation is inspired by Cedric Price’s proposal that, “[...]every town should have a space at its disposal where the latest discoveries of engineering and science can provoke an environment for pleasure and discovery[...]”. 1 It started with the search for a spatial models through which people could learn about and experience the essence of technology. The initial research looked at different ways people have learned about technology 1 Stanley Matthews, From Agit-Prop to Free Space: The Architecture of Cedric Price (London: Black Dog Publishing, 2007), 66. throughout history, focusing particular on examples where education could successfully be combined with leisure or recreational activities. It was important that the model proposed, not only taught people, but also inspired a sense of marvel and wonder through engagement with technology . Based on principles gleaned from the research a project was proposed which would manifest itself in two different, but interrelated architectural explorations. The first is a sort of ‘headquarters’ or ‘mothership’ for a new model of the education of technology. It finds itself in the Woodstock industrial area, and would serve as a resource to the greater Cape Town. The second is a prototype for mobile, rail-based workshops that would be developed and manufactured within the headquarters. These units would act as ‘satellites’, spreading the spirit of this movement across the country to areas where the resources for such education may not exist. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs TI - Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13021 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/13021
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCarelse B. Provoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labs. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13021en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchitecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.titleProvoking Technophilia: The Umfundisi Tech Centre & Portable Fundi Labsen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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