Overview
The School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics at UCT is accredited with the South African Council for the Architectural Professions (SACAP), the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and the Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA), thus confirming its status as one of the leading architectural schools globally.
The school was established more than 60 years ago and Associate Professor Alta Steenkamp is currently the Director of the School . Testament to the quality of the school is the fact that its staff and students frequently win local and international awards for their work. The school is renowned for attracting a broad cross-section of students and teachers thus facilitating a unique exchange of ideas. Through its stated intention to address the unique challenges facing the development, planning and design problems within a southern African context, the school makes an ongoing contribution to the global architectural knowledge base.
UCT was the first university in southern Africa to offer a degree in surveying and also to embrace the expanded discipline of Geomatics. It remains one of the few universities offering GIS specialisation at undergraduate level and is recognised nationally and internationally for its excellence in Geomatics education
Visit the School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics website for detailed information.
