An architectural response to lost urban and contested post-apartheid spaces: a social housing scheme for Greyville.
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2020
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Land is currently a hotly contested topic within South Africa, with the essential notion
being that land is a right. However, within the South African context, due to the legacy
of apartheid, land is not simply just a commodity, but also an emotional issue. Existing
literature suggests that land is a historical and social right, in which all members of
society should have access, irrespective of their financial status. However in the postapartheid
city, this does not reflect.
The apartheid legislature and spatial planning principles fostered the creation of lost
urban and contested spaces through methods such as exploitation, expropriation and
segregation through the forced removal.
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Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.