Prof. Guy Trangoš

Associate Professor
Name: Guy Trangos
Location: JBS Park, 69 Kingsway Road, Auckland Park Johannesburg Business School
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Contact Details:
Tel: 011 559 1110

Email: guyt@uj.ac.za

About Prof. Guy Trangoš

Guy Trangoš is an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) and a professional architect. His research examines the evolving relationships between urbanisation, society, science, technology, and infrastructure.

He holds a Doctor of Design degree from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, a Master of Science in City Design and Social Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Master of Architecture (Professional) from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Guy has been a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Architecture (UJ), Unit 22 lead at the GSA, a teaching fellow at Harvard GSD and a sessional lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand. He has worked on major research projects at LSE Cities and the Gauteng City-Region Observatory. He has also been a guest lecturer and critic at numerous institutions, including Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Johannesburg, and Harvard GSD.

Guy has undertaken grant-funded research on five continents and published widely for numerous platforms, including Perspecta, Scenario Journal, The Architectural Review, City Journal, Canadian Architect, and Architecture South Africa. Most recently, Guy has analysed the spatial dimensions of big science projects and the social, urban, and landscape changes they affect. His latest book, ‘The Spatialities of Radio Astronomy’ (Routledge, 2023), exemplifies the breadth of his work in this realm.

He has over fifteen years of experience practising architecture and has been instrumental in award-winning architectural, research, curatorial and graphic projects.

Recent Publications

• Trangoš, G. (2023) The Spatialities of Radio Astronomy. London, UK: Routledge

Books / Book Chapters

• Trangoš, G. (2023) The Spatialities of Radio Astronomy. London, UK: Routledge
• Nesbit, J and Trangoš, G. (2019) New Geographies 11: Extraterrestrial. Harvard University Graduate School of Design and ACTAR
• Bobbins, K and Trangoš, G. (2018) Mining Landscapes in the Gauteng City-Region. Johannesburg: GCRO.
• Trangoš, G. (2017) Deepening division: Interpreting scales of spatial contestation in Johannesburg in Perspecta 50. Cambridge MA: MIT Press
• Asmal, Z. and Trangoš, G. (eds.) (2015) Movement Johannesburg. Cape Town: The City Agency
• Trangoš, G. (2015) Crash City in Asmal, Z. and Trangoš, G. (eds.) Movement Johannesburg. Cape Town: The City Agency, pp. 16-27
• Trangoš, G. (2014) The fickle ‘embrace’ of informality doesn’t help in The Informal Cities Reader. Johannesburg: South African Cities Network, p. 11
• Trangoš, G. (2012) Stadiums: Icons of the World Cup in Asmal, Z. (ed.) Reflections and Opportunities: Design, Cities and the World Cup, pp. 57-64
• Trangoš, G., De Souza, C., Masia, K. and Wecke, M. (2007) Movement and Transport in Silverman, M. et al (eds.) Harrismith | Intibazwe Urban Change in a small South African town. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, pp. 43-72
• Trangoš, G., Arnot, R., De Souza, C. and Stelli, J. (2007) Stuart Street in Silverman, M. et al (eds.) Harrismith | Intibazwe Urban Change in a small South African town. Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand, pp. 211-260

Journal Articles

• Trangoš, G. (2020) Space for Sale: The territorialisation of outer space in Folio Journal 2. Johannesburg: University of Johannesburg
• Mahomed, F. and Trangoš, G. (2016) An exploration of public attitudes towards LGBTI rights in the Gauteng City-Region of South Africain The Journal of Homosexuality
• Trangoš, G. and Bobbins, K. (2015) Gold Mining Exploits and the Legacies of Johannesburg’s Mining Landscapesin Scenarios Journal, 5, online
• Culwick, C., Gotz, G., Katumba, S., Trangoš, G. and Wray, C. (2015) Mobility Patterns in the Gauteng City-Region, South Africain Regional Studies, Regional Science, 2:1, pp. 308-310
• Trangoš, G. (2014) Masters Projects: Architecture & Urbanism, Volume 1 in Cook, J. (ed.) Architecture South Africa Journal, 66, 51
• Trangoš, G., Adleson, I., Palominos, N., Valdez Young, A. and Alshalfan, S. (2014) Reordered publics: Re-imagining the City of Londonin City: analysis of urban trends, culture, theory, policy, action, 18:2, 191-213

Articles and reviews

• Trangoš, G. (2021) ‘Conversations Across Place. Vol. 1, Reckoning With an Entangled World’ Book Review in de arte, 55 (4)
• Trangoš, G. (2018) Princess Placein Harber, J.; Parker, A.; Joseph, K and G. Maree (eds.) Taking Streets Seriously. Johannesburg: GCRO, pp. 74-77
• Trangoš, G. (2014) New spaces of transport in the Gauteng City-Region: A Gautrain analysisin Wray, C and Gotz, G (eds.) Mobility in the Gauteng City-Region. Johannesburg: GCRO, pp. 85-127
• Trangoš, G. (2012) Dislocated Suburbia: Reading Socio-spatial variance in Johannesburg(MSc. Thesis). London: London School of Economics and Political Science
• Trangoš, G., Adleson, I., Alshalfan, S., Palominos, N. and Young, A. (2012) Reordered Publics (MSc. Studio Project). London: London School of Economics and Political Science
• Trangoš, G. (2008) In the shadow of authority(MArch. Prof. Thesis). Johannesburg: University of the Witwatersrand