Abstract
M.Tech. (Architectural Technology)
This thesis explores how public infrastructure can be used to achieve social cohesion
between urban neighborhood in a post apartheid society. The exploration will
investigate how using principles of inclusivity,
accessibility, mobility, open space and mixed use can (re)interpret the skeletons
of apartheid planning and ultimately create urban spaces and architecture that directly
responds to its context and users. Johannesburg is a city in transition . The post apartheid city is comprised of a multiplicity of cultures and identities . Although the city
is growing at a rapid rate, there is a lack of inclusive public spaces that allow people to integrate and share common goals and values. The fixed spaces left by apartheid now have to be (re)imagined, to become inclusive, urban spaces driven by the direct needs of
people inhabiting the spaces. The research context for this thesis is based in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg...