Humanising academic space: Cultivating a holistic educational site on the Frankenwald Estate
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2016
Authors
Vaindirlis, Costandino Dimitri
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This thesis poignantly instils a holistic transdisciplinary approach to postgraduate education as an
empowering and unifying community intervention on the Frankenwald estate near Alexandra
township. Connecting the origins of learning and the future evolution of knowledge by supporting
students through their educational experience, with a transdisciplinary experiential approach which
fosters individuality, innovation and compassion. Dissolving the rigidly entrenched divisions between
schools of thought through the balanced use of social and technological tools, a platform for
innovation and financial freedom within closely knit community interactions.
Inspired by fractal geometry and organic structures, the scheme roots itself into its local context by
creating nodes of catalytic urban renewal which ultimately dissolves all orthodox boundaries between
the conventional university and the localised community in which it serves.