Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention

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dc.contributor.advisorFellingham, Kevinen_ZA
dc.contributor.advisorCoetzer, Nicen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLouw, Christopheren_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-08T14:04:55Z
dc.date.available2018-05-08T14:04:55Z
dc.date.issued2018en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation engages with the issue of homelessness in the City of Cape Town. It makes use of existing literature and research on homelessness to frame the severity of the issue. Furthermore, it surfaces the lived experience of homelessness through first-hand accounts of living on the street, highlighting the challenges faced and survival strategies implemented by homeless individuals. The response focuses in part to meet the immediate needs of homeless individuals by creating a safe zone in which the activities of the home can be carried out. Furthermore, the intent is to engage with the homeless population across a range of thresholds, allowing them the autonomy to filter into a newly facilitated network that works with existing infrastructure to guide individuals on a journey off the street. The Dissertation culminates in a speculative design project near the fringe of Cape Town's CBD. The project deals with an undeveloped parcel of land, as well as the addition to and alterations of an existing Salvation Army building.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLouw, C. (2018). <i>Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28017en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLouw, Christopher. <i>"Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28017en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLouw, C. 2018. Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Louw, Christopher AB - This dissertation engages with the issue of homelessness in the City of Cape Town. It makes use of existing literature and research on homelessness to frame the severity of the issue. Furthermore, it surfaces the lived experience of homelessness through first-hand accounts of living on the street, highlighting the challenges faced and survival strategies implemented by homeless individuals. The response focuses in part to meet the immediate needs of homeless individuals by creating a safe zone in which the activities of the home can be carried out. Furthermore, the intent is to engage with the homeless population across a range of thresholds, allowing them the autonomy to filter into a newly facilitated network that works with existing infrastructure to guide individuals on a journey off the street. The Dissertation culminates in a speculative design project near the fringe of Cape Town's CBD. The project deals with an undeveloped parcel of land, as well as the addition to and alterations of an existing Salvation Army building. DA - 2018 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2018 T1 - Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention TI - Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28017 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28017
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLouw C. Engaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural intervention. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2018 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28017en_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.otherArchitectureen_ZA
dc.titleEngaging homelessness: Facilitating change through architectural interventionen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMArch (Prof)en_ZA
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