TEACHING

Catherine Karusseit joined the Department of Architecture at the University of Pretoria in 2001 as a part-time studio assistant in the 2^nd and 3^rd year design studios. She was appointed permanent staff in 2002. She currently co-ordinates ONT 203 second year interior design, and lectures OML 210 and AAL 223. She has also taught OML 110, OMG 120, AAL 210 and MST 223, as well as worked in ONT 100, ONT 303 and the Honours studios. Since 2004 Catherine has successfully led 14 MInt(Prof) theses, five MArch(Prof) theses and one ML(Prof) thesis. She has acted as external examiner for BTech at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, the University of Johannesburg and Inscape Design College (Pretoria campus), as well as examined MTech (Research) for the University of Johannesburg.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Catherine Karusseit is the co-ordinator in the Department for the University of Pretoria Open Day.

RESEARCH

Catherine Karusseit completed her master’s by research dissertation on Victorian Respectability: the Gendering of Domestic Space in 2008. Her research foci include: Heritage and Cultural Landscapes: Victorian architecture and art history, gender and architecture; Human Settlements and Urban Landscapes: open building systems and inclusive design; and Environment Potential: inclusive design. She has acted as reviewer for Image & Text.

Publications in refereed accredited journals

1. Karusseit, C. & Du Toit, P. 2010. Probing the notion of site: Re-use of abandoned buildings in Pretoria’s CBD. Architecture South Africa, March/April, 50-53.
2. Karusseit, C. & Gibberd, A. 2009. Towards inclusion: A critical appraisal of legislation and the National Building Regulations. Acta Structilia, 16(1), 65-81.
3. Karusseit, C. 2007. Victorian respectability and gendered domestic space. Image & Text, 13, 38-53.
4. Karusseit, C. 2007. Victorian interiors as subliminal space. South African Journal of Art History, 22(3), 168-182.
5. Lemmer, C. 2005. Open building principles: an academic exploration in Soshanguve, South Africa. Open House International, 30(1), 71-80.
6. Lemmer, C. 2004. An Interdisciplinary approach to design at the University of Pretoria. South African Journal of Higher Education, 18(1), 353-363.

Papers presented and published in international peer reviewed conference proceedings

1. Karusseit, C. 2009. The diversity that surrounds you: Teaching inclusive design at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Include 2009: Inclusive Design: Transforming practice in design, research and business, 5-8 April 2009, Royal College of Art, London. London: Royal College of Art, 1-6.
2. Karusseit, C. & Gibberd, A. 2008. Towards inclusion: A critical appraisal of legislation and the National Building Regulations in South Africa. CIB W084: Building Comfortable and Liveable Environments for All, 15-16 May 2008, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, USA. (Presented by C. Karusseit)
3. Osman, A. & Karusseit, C. 2008. Practice and education: housing and urban environments in South Africa. Architects’ Third Scientific Conference on Urban Housing in Sudan, 15-17 January 2008, Khartoum, Sudan. (Not presented, only published)
4. Karusseit, C. & Osman, A. 2007. Designing for diversity in South Africa: opportunities for inclusive design through the application of open building. CIB World Building Congress: Construction for Development, 14-17 May 2007, Cape, Town, South Africa. Cape Town: Document Transformation Technologies, 1718-1730. (Presented C. Karusseit)
5. Osman, A. & Lemmer, C. 2004. Open building principles: an academic exploration in Soshanguve, South Africa. CIB W104 Open Building Implementation Conference, 20-22 September 2004, Paris, France. (Presented by C. Lemmer)
6. Osman, A. & Lemmer, C. 2002. Architecture and housing: changing perceptions in the new South Africa. The Case of Pretoria University. XXX IAHS World Congress on Housing, September 2002, University of Coimbra, Portugal. (Presented by A Osman)