Village Main No. 1 Shaft represents one of the last remaining examples of mining architecture from the 1886 Johannesburg gold rush. Today, it is emblematic of the issues faced by sites of industrial heritage. This dissertation investigates architecture’s role as a potential mediator between polluted natural systems and latent industrial architecture through exploring the combination of heritage and environmental theories. In so doing, it develops an archetype for a new layer of industrial architecture capable of regenerating latent industrial sites. Village Main is the case study with the intention of it becoming a precedent for industrial architecture that is capable of establishing and sustaining mutually beneficial relationships between ...
The following dissertation responds to the industrially significant Maitland/Salt River area of Cape...
Includes bibliographical references.Throughout the process of this dissertation I have explored an a...
Cape Town's iconic geographical phenomena and the relentless urban expansion have resulted in the is...
Mining has a lasting effect on our communities and urban environments and is especially visible in ...
South Africa is one of the leading countries globally when it comes to mining and extracting mineral...
This dissertation aims to propose an appropriate architectural intervention within a site that requi...
The current model of complete separation between different industries, buildings and the public, ham...
Industrialization brought about dramatic changes in many major cities around the world, including J...
Eersterust, where the site is located, was born out of a series of discriminatory laws and actions b...
Rehabilitation of post-industrial sites has become a major concern due to the growing awareness of t...
This dissertation identifies and explores a case of environmental injustice that has manifested itse...
Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2021.The dissertation investigates the pot...
Thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional) to...
Approaches to heritage management in a South African context are often riddled with questions of own...
A ruined castle sits forgotten and in disarray on the southern fringe of Johannesburg’s inner-city....
The following dissertation responds to the industrially significant Maitland/Salt River area of Cape...
Includes bibliographical references.Throughout the process of this dissertation I have explored an a...
Cape Town's iconic geographical phenomena and the relentless urban expansion have resulted in the is...
Mining has a lasting effect on our communities and urban environments and is especially visible in ...
South Africa is one of the leading countries globally when it comes to mining and extracting mineral...
This dissertation aims to propose an appropriate architectural intervention within a site that requi...
The current model of complete separation between different industries, buildings and the public, ham...
Industrialization brought about dramatic changes in many major cities around the world, including J...
Eersterust, where the site is located, was born out of a series of discriminatory laws and actions b...
Rehabilitation of post-industrial sites has become a major concern due to the growing awareness of t...
This dissertation identifies and explores a case of environmental injustice that has manifested itse...
Mini Dissertation (MArch (Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2021.The dissertation investigates the pot...
Thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree of Master of Architecture (Professional) to...
Approaches to heritage management in a South African context are often riddled with questions of own...
A ruined castle sits forgotten and in disarray on the southern fringe of Johannesburg’s inner-city....
The following dissertation responds to the industrially significant Maitland/Salt River area of Cape...
Includes bibliographical references.Throughout the process of this dissertation I have explored an a...
Cape Town's iconic geographical phenomena and the relentless urban expansion have resulted in the is...