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Contemporary South Architecture
in a Landscape of Transition
Thorsten Deckler, Anne Graupner & Henning Rasmuss.
This, the first book to have been published on contemporary South African architecture,
celebrates some 50 projects of architectural excellence that have been built
in the years of democracy since 1994. Through both text and full-colour photographs
it explores the ways in which local architects have contributed to change in
this country through their work and to the development of a new sense of cultural
identity. The focus is on buildings that create beauty from utility and need,
that respect their place in the landscape, that connect people to their social
and physical environment, and that unlock the potential of cities to amaze and
astound. This book will bring South African architecture to the centre of the
international architectural debate.
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Contents:
Introduction
Essays by Professor Roger Fisher and Noeleen Murray
Memory and democracy (incl. Constitutional
Court and Apartheid Museum)
City spaces (incl. Faraday Market and Transport
Interchange)
Centres of learning (incl. Law Faculty, Univ
of Pretoria)
Building for business (incl. Discovery HQ
and De Beers HQ)
Living in the landscape
(21 houses incl. Gawie Fagan’s Langebaan house)
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ISBN 1 77013 056 X
210 x 297 mm (A4 landscape)
224 pp
Full colour
Cased and jacketed
Publication February 2006
World rights
Price: R330
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