Context as an architectural design generator : a proposed arts centre in Durban, South Africa.
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2011
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In modern times it has become common practice for architects to work freely around the
globe, Japanese architects in Italy or Italians in China, as universal connections are made easier
through modern means of transport. The aspects of identity and culture are important to
designers which can be seen in many cities that have long and sustained pasts evident in their
architectural traditions and commonly expressed within their historic centers. These are been
lost as people are changing the way they perceive and envision their surroundings as
globalisation is forcibly imposing global cultures upon local dogmas. As a result, architects
often look at international precedent for influence when designing, importing ideas which often
disregard local contextual factors in aspiring for global recognition. To understand if these new
technological, iconic and trend driven buildings are socially, economically and environmentally
appropriate, one must analyse how the respond to their surrounding contextual aspects within
the region.
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Thesis (M.Arch.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2011.