Platform100 SARChI #SpatialTransformation

20/05/2026

Join us at the World Urban Forum, WUF 13, Baku, Azerbaijan, for a session on the Zanzibar Cycling Masterplan and lessons for cities of the Global South. Frid...

17/03/2026

Meet the Facilitators: Prof Amira Osman

Prof Amira Osman is an architect, researcher, academic, public speaker, and author whose prolific work demonstrates her dedication to promoting change in conversations and practice around architecture, space and cities.

A professor of architecture at the Tshwane University of Technology, Prof Osman is also a registered professional architect, a joint coordinator for the international CIB W104 Open Building Implementation network and a past president of the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA). She is the convenor of the conference series: A City is [Not] a Tree: the Urban Ecologies of Divided Cities and the editor of The Built Environment in Emerging Economies (BEinEE) Book Series.

Amira has extensive experience curating international events, coordinating complex programmes and exhibitions in terms of design, conceptualising content and managing diverse teams.

The Executive Course on Housing Policy was developed under her guidance as the holder of the prestigious SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment).

Designed and facilitated by land and housing specialists, this short course equips you to create informed systematic long-term visions for lasting housing solutions. Contact on [email protected] to find out more about upcoming courses and book a place for you or your team.

17/03/2026

Meet the Facilitators: Prof Luxien Ariyan

Committed to marrying theory and practical application, Dr Luxien Ariyan has 30 years of experience in land and housing in South Africa. He has an abiding interest in and passion for social justice issues and brings to his teaching a perfect blend of incisive theoretical and practical insights on housing policy.

Luxien’s experience includes: establishing the Office of Disclosure, serving as the chief government coordinator for the Financial Sector Charter housing component and being the Managing Director of the Africa Resource Centre for Housing (ARCH). He has also served on the drafting teams for the Finance-Linked Individual Subsidy Programme, Inclusionary Housing, Breaking New Ground, Home Loan and Mortgage Disclosure Act, Community Reinvestment Bill, and Social Housing Act.

Dr Ariyan has presented and published multiple papers on a variety of themes at land and housing conferences and workshops worldwide. He currently teaches and consults on land restitution; community development & urban planning; housing policy & provisioning; and, sports & workplace transformation. He is also at the forefront of unearthing and trialling alternative/ innovative house building systems that are easy and fast to build, efficient and affordable.

His in-depth, wide-ranging governmental experience in the land and housing sectors in general and policy-drafting in particular, coupled with his long-standing involvement in academia on built environment pursuits, makes Dr Luxien Ariyan the ideal candidate to lead the Executive Course in Housing Policy.

Designed and facilitated by land and housing specialists, this short course equips you to create informed systematic long-term visions for lasting housing solutions. Contact on [email protected] for more.

17/03/2026

17/03/2026

This Short Learning Programme (SLP) on Housing Policy is offered and certified by TUT.

15/08/2024

Judge Albie Sachs, introduced by Prof Maluleke, our Vice Chancellor, speaking to architects on how the constitutional court building transformed a part of the city... and how architectural excellence needs to be assessed... certainly worth revisiting....

The South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) inaugurated Prof Amira Osman as its 70th President at a hybrid event under theme of ‘What Does Transformatio...

07/06/2024

A Panel Discussion about the Life and Legacy of John Habraken

Ever wondered about the origins of Open Building? The Council on Open Building invites you to a panel discussion about the legacy of the late architect and author, John Habraken, Founder of the internationally active Open Building Movement. John Dale, President and Co-Founder of the Council on Open Building will moderate a conversation about John Habraken, his life and work, with close colleagues Frans Van der Werf, Stephen Kendall, and Amira Osman.

Join us On June 28 at noon EST / 9AM PST. Admission is free but registration is required. Please follow this link to sign up: https://councilonopenbuilding.wildapricot.org/event-5759159