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Thinking of studying a post-graduate degree in architecture in 2021? Interested students are invited to join us on Friday 16th October or Saturday 17th October for expanded responses to some of the frequently asked questions and for further information. Friday 16 October: 11:00-12:00 Saturday 17 October: 11:00-12:00 This briefing session will be held on MS Teams The GSA (Graduate School of Architecture) at the University of Johannesburg was founded in 2015 with the mandate to transform contemporary African architectural education. Located in Johannesburg, one of the world’s most exciting and challenging cities, we offer a world-class architectural educational experience to our students. We are the only dedicated African post-graduate school of architecture and the only African school to adopt the unit system. The African continent is recognised as a uniquely challenging and creative laboratory in which we explore new ways to think and work. Through our two year combined programme students can study towards a SACAP professional qualification in architecture. The first year is the studio-based Bachelor of Architecture Honours leading to the second year studio-based Master of Architecture programme. Applications close 30 October 2020.

Transformative Practices: Research Paradigms RE1.2 Dr. Emma Nsugbe Date: 16 October 2020 Time: 16:00 - 18:00 (SAST) These seminars will investigate different modalities of design research and how in practice-based -research, tacit and embedded knowledge surfaces in the process and production of design to reveal motivations and influences. We will explore the expansive diversity and differentiated representation of design research and how such research might inform broader practice. Invited cultural practitioners will share their research practices.

Transformative Practices: Lectures on Design Research Conducted by Dr Mark Raymond and Dr Dorotea Ottaviani Lecture RE.1.2 Dr. Emma Nsugbe Date: 15 October 2020 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 (SAST)

Transformative Practices: Research Paradigms RE1.1 Claudia Pasquero & Marco Poletto ecoLogic Studio Date: 2 October 2020 Time: 16:00 - 18:00 (SAST) These seminars will investigate different modalities of design research and how in practice-based -research, tacit and embedded knowledge surfaces in the process and production of design to reveal motivations and influences. We will explore the expansive diversity and differentiated representation of design research and how such research might inform broader practice. Invited cultural practitioners will share their research practices.

Transformative Practices: Lectures on Design Research Conducted by Dr Mark Raymond and Dr Dorotea Ottaviani Lecture RE.1.1 Claudia Pasquero & Marco Poletto ecoLogic Studio Date: 1 October 2020 Time: 18:00 - 20:00 (SAST)

Apply now to study a postgraduate degree in architecture at the Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg for 2021. Applications close 30 October 2020.