by Amira Osman | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
OPEN BUILDING TEXTS 1/3 GREETINGS FOR 2022! I am always asked for Open Building texts that I have written. I should note here that I view the world through an Open Building lens. I have written much over the years about this and perhaps that is a reason for a longer...
by Amira Osman | Sep 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
9th September 2021 Research Journey, Lessons Learned and Survival Tips Resilience, healing and growth in a university environment: Do I always get it right? No I don’t! Amira Osman, Professor of Architecture and SARChI Research Chair in Spatial Transformation, Tshwane...
by Amira Osman | Sep 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
The work of the relatively new NRF SARChI Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive change in the Built Environment) has seen some progress during 2021 and has been developed and promoted through a new entity called: PLATFORM 100 established in partnership with...
by Amira Osman | Jul 15, 2021 | Uncategorized
DOWNLOAD BOOK HERE: Making Dough During Lockdown During these times of turmoil in South Africa, it may seem strange to be posting about bread baking. Yet, this is what my friend Yusuf Patel decided to do… and this is what I have decided to do. My Durban friends...
by Amira Osman | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
SAIA TRANSFORMATION WEBINARS 2021 – SOME REFLECTIONS Authors Amira Osman and Tariq Toffa Calling for “many voices”, the South African Institute of Architects has issued an invitation for architects to engage in a SAIA transformation webinar series, 2021. The...
by Amira Osman | Feb 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
(IMAGE: OPEN BUILDING AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP AT THE 9TH ICAT NOVEMBER 202O) The start of 2020 was also the start of my appointment as SARChI Chair in Spatial Transformation hosted at the Tshwane University of Technology in Pretoria, South Africa. It then...
