This project is a response to the author's passion for sport and his curiosity about the architectural process that is necessary to understand and facilitate the inter-relation of body, mind and soul. The potential influence of physical exercise; its correlation with the metaphysical aspects of the individual and how its influence spills over into the larger context of society is investigated. This dissertation attempts to form an architectural response that is indigenous to the local population, the climate and the existing urban condition and ranges from a thorough understanding of the community to the effective contribution that architecture can offer, based on the concept of ‘Sport for Development’ programmes in South Africa. The primary objective of the architectural response is to amplify the potential of sport as a means to peace building and self-actualization within a society that suffers from the effects of crime and violence. Although popular culture believes in the positive potential of sport, Ramon Spaaij identifies factors and conditions that must be met if the positive value of sport is to be enjoyed. The dissertation incorporates these factors and conditions into a multipurpose 'Sport for Development' community complex. This complex aims to augment the existing sport for development programmes in South Africa and serve as a prototype for future sport for development centres that ultimately includes everyone in the process of reconciliation. / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2012. / Architecture / unrestricted

Trafikverket har ansvaret för ett av Sveriges största infrastrukturprojekt, nämligen att ersätta det nuvarande signalsystemet längs landets järnvägar till ERTMS. Med bytet av signalsystemet kommer behovet av att byta ut 1 500 teknikhus. Syftet med arbetet är att genom en analys av kostnader för den nuvarande grundläggningsstandarden med U-betongplintar för teknikhus, försöka hitta billigare lösningar. Arbetet utförs främst genom en analys av alternativa material- och grundläggningstyper, men hänsyn tas även till tillverkning, installation, logistik, påverkande laster och geologi. Delmålet är att kunna sänka den nuvarande kostnaden för projektet och huvudmålet är att hitta en ny framtida standard för grundläggningen av Trafikverkets teknikhus. De vanligaste grundläggningstyperna för teknikhusen visade sig vara kryp- och plintgrunder, utav plåt respektive betong. I arbetet presenteras även markskruvar, som är en ny idé för teknikhusen. Slutsatsen av rapporten är att markskruvar är det billigaste och smidigaste grundläggningsvalet för teknikhus. Även plåtramar, som idag är ett mer vanligt förekommande alternativ för teknikhus, är billigare än den nuvarande standarden. Arbetets totala besparing för projektet är nära 34 miljoner kronor med markskruvar, och därför har delmålet uppnåtts. Huvudmålet om att hitta en ny standard kräver däremot framtida undersökningar av Trafikverket innan fastställning. En rekommendation för Trafikverket är att vidareundersöka priset för utländska leverantörers markskruvar och avgöra om installationen ska utföras på egen hand. För vidare studier rekommenderas en noggrann analys på transportkostnader för grundläggningar och hur stora kostnader de fribärande teknikhusen tillför. / Trafikverket is responsible for one of Sweden’s largest infrastructure project, namely replacing the current signal system along the countries railway to ERTMS. With the replacement of the signal system comes the need to replace 1 500 equipment shelters. The task is to analyze costs for the equipment shelter’s current foundation standard and try to find cheaper solutions. The work is mainly executed by analyzing alternative materials and foundations, but also manufacturing, installation, logistics, impacting loads and geology. One of the goals is to reduce the current costs of the project, and the main task is to find a new foundation standard that Trafikverket can use for future equipment shelters. The most common foundation types for equipment shelters turned out to be crawling spaces and plinth foundations out of sheet-metal and concrete. The report also presents ground screws, which is a new idea for equipment shelters. The report’s conclusion is that ground screws are the cheapest and most flexible foundation for equipment shelters. Even sheet-metal frames, which are a more common option today, proved to be a more economical choice than the current standard. The total saving turned out to be near 34 million SEK with ground screws and therefore one of the objectives has been achieved. The main goal of possibly finding a new standard, however, requires future investigations by Trafikverket before it can be determined possible. A recommendation to Trafikverket is to further investigate the price of foreign suppliers’ ground screws and determine if the installation is to be carried out on its own. For further studies, a detailed cost analysis of cantilevered houses and transports is recommended.

The thesis deals with a design of a new construction of a polyfunctional urban house. It concerns a corner plot near the busy Opuštená avenue. The building is supposed to supplement the intended housing estate. Designed to be suitable for domestic, administrative and commercial use while maintaining an effective budget, the property is to provide the residents as well as the location with a high-quality space.