Jan Hugo is a registered architect and lecturer in the Architecture Department at the University of Pretoria. He completed his PhD focusing on the climate change adaptation potential of building-integrated agriculture. His current research focus is on the role of the built environment in developing climate change resilient cities. Jan Hugo currently coordinates the Professional Masters in Architecture programme at UP and participates in the Regenerative and Resilient cities research group and the International CIB Nature-based solutions for climate resilient buildings and communities research task group.
Educating African architects for a sustainable future
Combining growing populations and increasing wealth, many countries in Africa are likely to experience rapid growth in building activity in the coming decades. To manage this development in a way…
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