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Item A Symphony of Sakina: Using mosque design to facilitate community development in Mooiplaas(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024-02) Jaffer, Raeesah; Janse van Rensburg, ArianeThis research report studies Mooiplaas Informal Settlement in Pretoria, South Africa. The research first discusses the developmental challenges of this marginalised community and then investigates ways in which informal settlements can be developed. It explores the design and application of a Mosque complex, focusing on its potential to facilitate community development. Mooiplaas has a growing Muslim population, and a Mosque is a fundamental requirement to facilitate prayer. The Mosque is further investigated to understand its significance and functionality in community settings throughout history. Previous developmental initiatives undertaken have not reached full potential to holistically address the needs of the Muslim and non-Muslim communities in Mooiplaas. Thus, this research investigates ways the Mooiplaas community can enhance resilience and sustainability by applying the Mosque complex as a fundamental instrument for future development initiatives. The proposed Mosque can facilitate social and economic upliftment within the settlement by providing spiritual development and education and promoting social cohesion.Item Transactions of mobility: Community trade centre to promote job security and networking in Phokeng(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2024-02) Belisha, Edan; Janse van Rensburg, ArianeThis architectural thesis is an in-depth study of local space-making with the aim of enhancing local networking and economic growth within the Phokeng community. The research is community-led and focuses on local services and spaces, as a way in which to incorporate rituals of everyday life. Through careful analysis of the community's spatial dynamics, a central hub arranged around a transport interchange is developed and proposed. Phokeng possesses the potential for prosperity due to the community’s distinctive Bafokeng identity and resources derived from their fertile and platinum rich landscapes. However, the community is socially and geographically isolated from local and global networks. Local individuals see these limitations to networking, unreliable access to local services and limited opportunities to develop experience and skills as the primary barriers to finding employment. Against this backdrop, the study focuses on three crucial areas: identity, transactions, and interactions. Through an in-depth examination of these areas, the study is aimed at creating a central hub for the Phokeng community to network and facilitate job security. This central hub becomes a strategic solution to foster collaboration and promote growth within the Phokeng community, with the potential of this hub serving as a springboard for wider development within the Bakofeng region.