Background
Plessis, Chrisna Du was born on February 2, 1965 in Sasolburg, Free State, South Africa. Daughter of Ignatius Stephanus Du Plessis and Laetitia Schoeman.
Plessis, Chrisna Du was born on February 2, 1965 in Sasolburg, Free State, South Africa. Daughter of Ignatius Stephanus Du Plessis and Laetitia Schoeman.
Bachelor of Architecture, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1990. Master of Architecture cum laude, University Pretoria, South Africa, 1998.
Production manager Dreammaker's Management, Pretoria, 1987—1989. Researcher and editor Tolplan Proprietary Ltd., South Africa, 1990—1991. Director CdP Architect Consultant, 1992—1994, Proplexus Development Facilitators, Johannesburg, 1994—1996.
Research architect Council Scientific and Industrial Research (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) Building and Construction Technology, Pretoria, 1997—2000, expert advisor, research architect, since 2000. Guest lecturer Kennedh School Government Harvard University, Boston, 2002. Expert advisor United Nations Environment Programme-DTIE, Paris, since 2001.
Lecturer University Pretoria, South Africa, 1996—1998, guest lecturer, South Africa, 2000—2003, Chalmers University, Goteborg, Sweden, 2001, Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2001—2002, Delft (Netherlands) University of Technology, 2001—2001, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, 2002.
Chairman National Architecture Students Union, Pretoria, 1985—1987. Founding member National Council for the Implementation of LA21 and the Habitat Agenda, South Africa, 1997—2002. Member of International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (coordinator 2000-2003), International Initiative for a Sustainable Built Environment.