Library and Archive

Library & Archive

The School of Architecture & Planning has an in-house branch library, the Martienssen Library, part of the Wits University Library system. The library, overseen by librarian Bongi Mphuti, is located in the south wing of the first floor of the John Moffat Building, and it is open during the following hours during regular academic terms, subject to change if COVID protocols require:

Monday 08:00-21:00 Tuesday 08:00-17:00 Wednesday 09:00-21:00 Thursday 08:00-17:00 Friday 08:00-17:00 Saturday 08:30-12:30 Saturday Sunday closed

Outside of academic terms, the library closes at 17:00 on weekdays and is closed on weekends. The library resources are comprised of: • a physical and e-book collection, mainly focused on architecture, urban design, planning and construction that comprises approximately 27,000 volumes; • the entire collection of thesis documents emerging from the graduate programmes in the School and School of Construction Economics & Management; • online product specifications and catalogues; • copying and scanning facilities; • desktop workstations; • on-loan Kindles; • all required reference material such as dictionaries, codes of practice and standards (SANS); a wide range of paper copies of local and international journals. • Online journal subscriptions including

The Architectural Review, The South

African Architectural Review, Detail

Magazine and dozens more.

Martienssen Library; photo by G. Gantner