A paradox of poisonous beauty: water desalination plant and urban wetland on Main Reef Road Johannesburg
Master’s Dissertation
Abstract
English
The past decade has been witness to a resurgence of interest in ecologically sustainable thinking about the design and management of reclaimed, post-industrial landscapes.
As a result, landscapes that were not previously considered fit for habitation, are now being rehabilitated and redeveloped for new uses.
This project engages in a discourse about thoughts on landscape, and
investigates techniques to the task of transforming out dated and disused post-extraction landscapes through design.
Keywords
English
Ecologically sustainable thinking Design Reclaimed landscapes Post-industrial landscapes Redevelopment Transformation Post-extraction
Record information
Authors
Pretorius, Marko
Publisher
University of the Free State
Description
Dissertation (M.Arch. (Architecture))--University of the Free State, 2011