Yashaen Luckan is a South African architect completing his PhD in architecture. He holds a Master of Architecture degree from 2008 as well as Bachelor of Technology in Architecture from 1996. Luckan is currently the President of SACAP, the South African Council for the Architectural Profession. He has published and presented papers on topics related to architectural education, sustainability, and urban resilience.

1. BIOGRAPHYof YASHAEN LUCKAN
PERSONAL DATA
Surname : Luckan
First Name : Yashaen
E-mail : luckany@dut.ac.za
Tertiary Education
Current
: CompletingPhD:Architecture
Topic:The transformationof architectural pedagogyandlearning
space development:towardsanew model forarchitectural
educationatuniversitiesof technologyinSouthAfrica
Qualifications
Obtained
: M.Arch – 2008
B.TechArchitecture – 1996
National HigherDiplomaArchitecture –1994
National DiplomaArchitecture –1993
Certificate inspokenZulu
Academic
Achievements
: Memberof GoldenKeyInternational HonourSociety(basedon
AcademicMerit)
Other Studies : B.Comm– NDP(UNISA) – Year 1997, 1998
CoursesCompleted : Economics1
BusinessManagement1– ObtainedDistinction
Accounting101 M
BusinessManagement2
Professional
Qualifications
: ProfessionalArchitect –PrArch
Accreditedby Departmentof PublicWorksasResponsible Agent
(passedexamin2000)

2. Professional
Community
Engagement:
RecentPublications
And presentations:
SACAP – CurrentPresident
SACAP – ValidationBoard – AcademicPanelist
CHE – Assessorof New Architectural Qualifications
SASEE (The SouthAfricanSocietyforEngineeringEducation): Member
UNESCOChair forSustainable UrbanQualityandCulture: Steering
Committee member.
Luckan. Y. 2014. The transformation of architecturaleducation towards
ethical social practice: a modelfor interdisciplinary collaboration and social
participation.Proceedingsof the UIA 2014 Conference.Durban
Luckan. Y. 2014. Analysisand perception:architecturalpedagogy for
environmentalsustainability.Proceedingsof the WessexInstitute,Eco
Architecture 2014 Conference.SienaItaly.
Luckan. Y. 2014. D’Urban resilience: The Warwick Junction Precinct. L’
ArchitetturaDelle Citta’:The Journal of the ScientificSociety,Ludovico
Quaroni.No.3-4-5 / 2014: The CityinEvolutionaryAge:pp165-194
Luckan. Y. 2014. Forwordto the Bookof Abstractsof the UIA 2014
Conference.Durban
2015 – TshinguaUniversitySchool of Architecture,Beijing,China -Officially
invitedtowrite apaper/ chapter fortheirbookon “Urban Design”.
2015 - PresentedaCPDcourse at the PretoriaInstitute forArchitecture
2015 – GuestSpeakeratthe Annual General Meetingof the Gauteng
Institute forArchitecture
2015 - Presentedonarchitectural educationandaccreditationatthe 5th
Annual General Meetingof the CanberraAccordinBoston,Massachusetts,
USA