Coffeemanifesto : sampling instant and slow spaces in the African city
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Le Roux, H.
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Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria
Abstract
In the inner city of Johannesburg, Ethiopian traders and their landlords have occupied and redefined empty modernist buildings, creating a rich and dense urban market area. The fabric of the existing buildings and open spaces allows an arrangement of spaces and functions that support a community in transformation, allowing dynamic changes while also evoking stable images of home in a series of safe and networked social spaces. This rich urbanism is proposed as a positive alternative to its tough surroundings, and to the sterility of developer led urban renewal. The paper describes a process of designerly research in the area, including performative work, that intends to represent and advocate for official recognition of the ambivalent nature of these spaces, and their transformative potentials.
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Architecture, Urban change, visual urban research, Spatial appropriation
Sustainable Development Goals
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Le Roux, H 010 'Coffeemanifesto : sampling instant and slow spaces in the African city', African Perspectives Conference Proceedings, 25-28 September 2009.