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17 August 2020
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Story Nitha Ramnath
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Within the next five years, 60% of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. Urban living comes with large-scale economic advantages and society benefits from economies of scale. But, COVID-19 is challenging urban living. We have introduced the term ‘social distancing’ and some policy analysts have even argued for the de-densification of cities.
Join us for a discussion where our panellists will analyse this perceived conflict.
Date: Thursday, 27 August 2020
Time: 14:00 to 15:30 (South African Standard Time – GMT +2)
Please RSVP to Elelwani Mmbadi at
mmbadiE@ufs.ac.za no later than 25 August, upon which you will receive a Skype for Business meeting invite and link to access the webinar.
Speakers:
Prof Ivan Turok
Dr Geci Karuri-Sebina
Mr Thiresh Govender
Moderator:
Lochner Marais
Architecture lecture attracts many
2008-09-03
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The 20th Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture of the University of the Free State's (UFS) Department of Architecture was recently presented by Macio Miszewski and Anya van der Merwe Miszewski from the well-known Cape Town firm Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects. The lecture, which coincided with the national student architecture conference which was presented in Bloemfontein, attracted about 700 people. At the lecture were, from the left: Prof. Jan Smit, Departmental Chairperson of the Department of Architecture at the UFS, Ms Van der Merwe, Mr Miszewski and Mr Lloyd Rubidge, from Van der Merwe Miszewski Architects.
Photo: Stephen Collet
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