African perspectives, [South] Africa : city, society, space, literature, and architecture / editors: Gerhard Bruyns and Arie Graafland ; with contributions by M. Christine Boyer [and others].

Rotterdam : 010 Publishers, 2012.

304 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans, portraits (some color) ; 24 cm.

Delft School of Design series on architecture and urbanism ; 7

Based on the African Perspectives Africains conference, held in Delft during 2007, this volume of the Delft School of Design Series focuses on particular urban questions related to the South African urban context. The book seeks to construct a contemporary critical dialogue of current spatial practises and contemporary design instruments in relation to social, political and governance structures through an architectural and urban lens. A number of discourses and dialogues are included within the general debate in order to confront the trajectories of a well-known historical legacy with that of a current South African urban reality. Contributors, who include academics, urban historians, architects, policy makers, all widely published authors, share their experience, deliver analytical insights and reflect on the possible paths forward.

9789064507977 (pbk.)
906450797X (pbk.)

City planning South Africa.
Community development, Urban South Africa.
Sustainable development South Africa.
Développement communautaire urbain Afrique du Sud.
Développement durable Afrique du Sud.
City planning
Community development, Urban
Sustainable development
Stadtentwicklung
Samhällsutveckling.
Arkitektur.
South Africa
Südafrika
Sydafrika.

Bruyns, Gerhard.
Graafland, Ad.
Delft School of Design series on architecture and urbanism ; 7.

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