Archives | Amira Osman

Building Control Officers (BCO) Convention 2016: Sustainable building transformation in the South African housing sector

by Amira Osman | Nov 25, 2016 | Uncategorized

The full presentation I gave at the BCO Convention, hosted by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the City of Ekurhuleni and Emperor’s Palace, Johannesburg on the 24th November 2016, is...

SUDANESE ARCHITECTURE: A FOCUS ON THE SOCIAL AGENDAS OF AFRICAN MODERNISM (1900-1970)

by Amira Osman | Nov 17, 2016 | Uncategorized

This talk was presented to DSD DESIS LAB (http://www.designsocietydevelopment.org) on the 19th of August 2016. PARTS 1: dsd-desis-lab-pp-082016-1 PART 2: dsd-desis-lab-pp-082016-2_2 PART 3: dsd-desis-lab-pp-082016-3 The talk was comprised of THREE parts, presenting...

The role of the Socially Engaged Academic – Meeting at the University of Johannesburg on 31 October 2016 (posting by Razia Mayet)

by Amira Osman | Nov 6, 2016 | Uncategorized

http://sotlforsocialjustice.blogspot.co.za/2016/11/the-role-of-socially-engaged-academic.html “Amira who is originally from Sudan started by reading from the introduction of Amin Maalouf ‘s book “Disordered World: A vison for the post 9/11 world”. She quoted a...