Abstract
Spatial planning in South Africa has historically been used as a tool to either connect or divide the population. The new democratic South Africa brought the promise of fully-subsidized housing for low-income households. The right to adequate housing was highly charged because of the country’s political history and complexity. This excerpt is a contribution towards the perspective of an architect when they are faced with the complexities of designing for mass low-income housing. It reveals the privilege, tensions and considerations in the author’s personal experience and her experience with these issues through visual explorations.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Material Practices |
| Subtitle of host publication | Positionality, Methodology and Ethics |
| Editors | Meike Schalk, Karin Riesinger, Elena Markus, Uta Leconte |
| Place of Publication | Munich |
| Publisher | Technische Universität München |
| Pages | 14 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 78-3-948278-41-0 |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | Approaching Research Practice in Architecture 2021 - TU Munich, Munich, Germany Duration: 13 Oct 2021 → 14 Oct 2021 https://eahn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021_08_23_Approaching-research_poster.pdf |
Workshop
| Workshop | Approaching Research Practice in Architecture 2021 |
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| Abbreviated title | ARPA 2021 |
| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Munich |
| Period | 13/10/21 → 14/10/21 |
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