Marabastad : place and the individual - the individual in place

• Main Author: Molenaar, Nadia Franciska
• Other Authors: Mr G Young
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Stage; Jazz cafe; Community building; Electronic screen; Marginalised urban area; Urban sqare; Formal stalls; Neglected open space; Humanist design; Providing for users; Platforms of opportunity; Interaction with surroundings; UCTD
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29721; Molenaar, N 2007, Marabastad : place and the individual - the individual in place, ML(Prof) dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29721 >; http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11232006-141439/

In the north-western corner of inner-city Pretoria, South Africa, the business district of Marabastad stands as a prime example of the lack of humanised public space making in marginalised urban areas. Amidst the vibrant and spontaneous local community the open spaces in this urban landscape are left derelict and insufficient in providing for the needs of their users. In response to the obvious and unseen deficiencies of the area, this landscape architectural study aims to shape platforms of opportunity to support the struggling local community by building on existing social networks and, formal and informal, economical practices. The investigation and subsequent design of this dissertation are focussed around the making of an urban square that will encourage interaction between individuals as well as between the individual and his/her surroundings. === Dissertation (ML(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2007. === Architecture === unrestricted