Editor: Prof. 'Ora Joubert
Bell-Roberts Publishing
Standard Edition:
448 pages. 240 x 280 mm.
Hard cover coffee table book with dust-jacket.
Price: ZAR 450 excl postage
ISBN:139780981420035
Collectors Edition:
448 pages. 240 x 280 mm.
Leather-bound with slipcase, individually numbered, edition of 26.
Price: ZAR 2,500
Available direct from the publisher.
SYNOPSIS
10+ YEARS 100+ BUILDINGS – ARCHITECTURE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA is premised on its companion 10 years 100 artists – art in a democratic South Africa (Bell-Roberts/Struik, 2004) in which ten art critics each nominated ten artists for inclusion. It differs insofar as all architectural practitioners were invited via the South African Institute of Architects to submit work for consideration. Given the determining influence of bio-climatic factors on architectural expression, the submissions were grouped into six geographic regions. Esteemed academics from those regions were called upon to review the projects worthy of inclusion. Based on their recommendations, the book documents the most influential projects since South Africa's transition to democracy and includes work in the public, institutional, educational, health-care and residential domains.
The 450-page book is fully illustrated, consists of 8 introductory articles, a conclusion and 100+ scholarly citations on each of the submissions. Every citation is accompanied by biographic data of the design and construction teams, as well as a bibliographic synopsis. 10+ YEARS 100+ BUILDINGS is an indispensable reference for both students and members of the architectural profession, but is also readily accessible to the broader public. The book is likely to change the threshold of architectural awareness in the country due to its collective impact and scholarly content. It will undoubtedly stimulate debate and future publications of this nature.
Convened and edited by Prof. 'Ora Joubert.
CONTRIBUTORS
Karel Bakker • Nic Coetzer • Julian Cooke • Carla de Beer • Piet de Beer • Jean-Pierre de la Porte • Kobus du Preez • Karen Eicker • Anne Fitchet • Hugh Fraser • Gus Gerneke • Daniel Irurah • Paul Kotze • Hannah le Roux • Marguerite le Roux • Schalk le Roux • Alan Lipman • Iain Low • Patrick McInerney • Jonathan Noble • Roger Fisher • Amira Osman • Wally Peters • Lone Poulsen • Pattabi Raman • Nina Saunders • Melinda Silverman • Alta Steenkamp • Gert Swart • Danie Theron • Rudolf van Rensburg • Graham Young
FEATURED PROJECTS
LIMPOPO 1. Baobab Toll Plaza 2. The Outpost 3. Lengau Lodge 4. House Tzaneen MPUMALANGA 5. Makalali Conservancy 6. Singita Lebombo-Sweni Lodges 7. House for a Green Journalist 8. Mpumalanga Provincial Government Complex 9. Diamond Hill Toll Plaza TSHWANE & ENVIRONS 10. Head Office Department of Science & Technology 11. High Performance Sport Centre 12. Faculty of Law Building 13. Centenary Building 14. House Mabet 15. House Groenewald 16. Monaghan Prototype House 17. Stables & Studio 18. House Sue 19. Freedom Park 20. Forum Homini Boutique Hotel 21. The Industrial Landscape JOHANNESBURG & ENVIRONS 22. Constitutional Court 23. Womens' Jail Precinct 24. Drill Hall 25. Apartheid Museum 26. Hector Pieterson Memorial Museum 27. Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication 28. Alexandra Heritage Centre 29. Formalising The Informal 30. Metro Mall Transport Facility & Traders Market 31. Yeoville Clinic 32. Arts Centre for the University of Johannesburg 33. Brickfields Social Housing Precinct 34. Orange Farm Community Facilities 35. Austro-German Experiential Teaching 36. Commercial Johannesburg 37. Melrose Arch 38. Sandton Library & Art Gallery 39. Sandton International Convention Centre 40. Velocity Films 41. Parktown Quarter 42. Highveld Houses 43. House Rech 44. House Kammeyer 45. House Rothman 46. Little Cliff House 47. Tree House 48. Westcliff Estate 49. Chapel of Light 50. Isak Steyl Pavilion FREE STATE, NORTHERN CAPE & KAROO 51. Red House 52. House Enkalweni 53. House Pienaar 54. House Horne Conversion 55. Thakaneng Bridge Student Centre 56. Northern Cape Provincial Government Complex 57. Dawid Klaaste Multipurpose Community Centre 58. House Sally CAPE TOWN & ENVIRONS 59. Ekasi Medley 60. Retreat Railway Police Station 61. Cape Town International Convention Centre 62. Southern Africa BP Head Office 63. Graça Machel Womens' Residence 64. SA Breweries Visitors Centre 65. Ella Street Houses 66. House Nicola-Knight 67. Twin Houses 68. Weaver's Nest 69. Tree House 70. Bridge House 71. House van der Merwe-Coetzee 72. Bay House 73. Beau Constance 74. Nieuwe Sion Farmstead 75. House Langham 76. Paradys 77. House Sprecher 78. Yzerfontein House 79. Fynbos House GARDEN ROUTE & EASTERN CAPE 80. House Kennedy 81. Beach House 82. House Swanepoel 83. Red Location Museum of Struggle 84. Kwanobuhle Carwash 85. Stratford's Guesthouse & Conference Venue 86. Igoda View 87. Nelson Mandela Museum Pavilions 88. Nelson Mandela Youth & Heritage Centre KWAZULU-NATAL 89. Millennium Tower 90. BAT Centre 91. Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre 92. Barrows 93. Proud Heritage Clothing Campus 94. KZNSA Gallery 95. Electric Ladyland Offices 96. Elphick Studio 97. Umkhumbane Community Health Centre 98. Intuthukho Junction 99. Africa Centre For Health & Population Studies 100. Vukani Basket Collection Museum
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Monday, November 23, 2009
10+ YEARS 100 BUILDINGS – ARCHITECTURE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA
10+ YEARS 100 BUILDINGS – ARCHITECTURE IN A DEMOCRATIC SOUTH AFRICA
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SARIE - Julie 2009
Tos-Afrikaans en Boere-Spaans – dis die woorde wat Ora Joubert gebruik het om nuwe kontemporêre behuisingsprojekte in Suid-Afrika te beskryf.
Daarmee het sy baie mense die harnas in gejaag en ‘n debat ontketen oor wat en wat nie goeie argitektuur in Suid-Afrika is nie. Die nadraai van die debat was dat sy ‘n lywige publikasie saamgestel het met voorbeelde van die top-ontwerpe in ons land. Sy het met Phyllis Green gesels oor argitektuur in SA en haar boek, 10 Years + 100 Buildings, Architecture in a democratic South Africa (Bell-Roberts, R450).
Waarom so 'n omvattende boek oor SA argitektuur?
Met my intreerede by die Universiteit van Pretoria in November 2004 het ek kommentaar gelewer oor die algemene stand en standaard van argitektuur in SA. Dit het tot ‘n hele debat gelei in die bedryf en in die media en almal wou toe weet wat as goeie argitektuur beskryf kan word. Daar is geen omvattende boek oor kontemporêre argitektuur in SA nie en toe het die gedagte by my ontstaan om so 'n boek saam te stel.
Hoe het jy op die formaat van die boek besluit?
Ek het die boek 10 Years 100 Artists: Art in a Democratic South Africa (Sophie Perryer, Bell-Roberts) gesien en baie daarvan gehou. Ek het die uitgewers genader en gevra of ons die boek oor argitektuur in dieselfde formaat kan saamstel. Ek het ‘n uitnodiging gestuur aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut van Argitekte waarin ek argitekte genooi het om ontwerpe van hul werke, wat hulle voel in so 'n boek hoort, in te stuur. Ek het ook met akademici gewerk by die ses universiteite en gevra hulle moet werk in hul omgewing voorstel.
Hoe lank het jy aan die boek gewerk?
Dit het drie jaar geneem. Al die projekte wat benoem is, moes geëvalueer word en die invloedrykste projekte van die afgelope dekade (aanvangsdatum 1994) is geïdentifiseer. Die sitasies waarin die meriete van elke projek verduidelik word, is deur die akademici geskryf. Daar is ook ‘n inleidende artikel oor elke streek. Dit het sin gemaak om die ontwerpe in streke op te deel en so aan te bied. Die boek het baie sterk akademiese inhoud, maar dit sal vir alle lesers ‘n goeie idee gee oor goeie argitektuur en ontwerp. En die boek is visueel baie mooi aanmekaar gesit.
Watter tipe ontwerpe is opgeneem in die boek?
Projekte waar die argitekte innoverend was, sosio-ekonomiese projekte en werk wat hopelik ekologies vriendelik is. Dis nie ikoniesgedrewe nie, maar tog eietyds en kontemporêr.
Watter is jou persoonlike gunstelinge?
Ek hou van Silvio Rech se werk. Dis idiosinkraties. Een van die mooiste reekse is dié in die Wes-Kaap. Dis baie sterk omgewingsgedrewe - die werk is understated.
Wat was jou doel met die boek?
Dis ‘n baie nuttige naslaanwerk vir studente en vir praktisyns. Dis ook ‘n showcase van Suid-Afrikaanse argitektuur vir die res van die wêreld. Dis ook ‘n goeie verwysing vir enigeen wat belangstel in goeie ontwerp.
Wat lê voor?
Ek oorweeg om ‘n boek oor die beste studente-projekte oor die afgelope tien jaar te doen. Studente wat sonder finansiële parameters werk, het die vermoë om meer innoverend met die teoretiese diskoers van argitektuur te kan omgaan.
Besoek http://www.bell-roberts.com/10years100buildings/ vir meer oor die boek. Die boek is aanlyn beskikbaar by www.bell-roberts.com en by Exclusive Books.