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Amid evictions, raids, killings, the drug trade, and fire, inner-city Johannesburg residents seek safety and a home. A grandmother struggles to keep her granddaughter as she is torn away from her. A mother seeks healing in the wake of her son’s murder. And displaced by a city’s drive for urban regeneration, a group of blind migrants try to carve out an existence.
The Blinded City recounts the history of inner-city Johannesburg from 2010 to 2019, primarily from the perspectives of the unlawful occupiers of spaces known as hijacked buildings, bad buildings or dark buildings. Tens of thousands of residents, both South African and foreign national, live in these buildings in dire conditions. This book tells the story of these sites, and the court cases around them, ones that strike at the centre of who has the right to occupy the city.
In February 2010, while Johannesburg prepared for the FIFA World Cup, the South Gauteng High Court ordered the eviction of the unlawful occupiers of an abandoned carpet factory on Saratoga Avenue and that the city’s Metropolitan Municipality provide temporary emergency accommodation for the evicted. The case, which became known as Blue Moonlight and went to the Constitutional Court, catalysed a decade of struggles over housing and eviction in Johannesburg.
The Blinded City chronicles this case, among others, and the aftermath – a tumultuous period in the city characterised by recurrent dispossessions, police and immigration operations, outbursts of xenophobic violence, and political and legal change. All through the decade, there is the backdrop of successive mayors and their attempts to ‘clean up’ the city, and the struggles of residents and urban housing activists for homes and a better life.
The interwoven narratives present a compelling mosaic of life in post-apartheid Johannesburg, one of the globe’s most infamous and vital cities.
Since 1994 South Africa has undergone a steady erosion of its
indigenous built environment, with a concomitant loss of indigenous
building technology and its specialised terminology. This glossary
is based on the premise that you cannot understand the culture of a
people unless you have a grasp of the nuances and hidden meanings
of their language and brings together in one single volume the
terminologies that are used by southern Africa's rural builders. It
covers the terminology used by indigenous builders as well as
subsequent colonial white settlers including buildings of the
so-called Cape Dutch, English Georgian, Victorian and Indian
Traditions. The text is set out in alphabetical order. It comprises
of each term in its original language, its translation where
appropriate into isiZulu, and its definition in English and
isiZulu. One of the strengths of this book is its visual component
of accompanying sketches that expertly illustrate the terms. This
book is designed not only to assist in the teaching of
architecture, but also to aid others who are interested in the
field. Researchers and practitioners in disciplines such as
anthropology, archaeology, culture studies and building science
will find it a valuable addition to their libraries.
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Was Britain's postwar rebuilding the height of mid-century chic or
the concrete embodiment of crap towns? John Grindrod decided to
find out how blitzed, slum-ridden and crumbling austerity Britain
became, in a few short years, a space-age world of concrete, steel
and glass. What he finds is a story of dazzling space-age optimism,
ingenuity and helipads - so many helipads - tempered by protests,
deadly collapses and scandals that shook the government.
Pillar boxes were first introduced into Britain at the instigation
of Anthony Trollope, the novelist, who was also a Post Office
surveyor. Although many letter boxes are ordinary, some types, such
as those that survive from the 1850s, are understandably rare. This
book describes and illustrates some of those from the Channel
Islands, where pillar boxes were first introduced in 1852, to
Scotland, which has had its own design of letter boxes since the
Queen's accession in 1952, and from the heart of London to the
depths of rural Wales and the Irish Republic.
'Ought to become a classic. It is an enshrinement of [Meades's]
intense baroque and catholic cleverness' Roger Lewis, The Times
'One of the foremost prose stylists of his age in any register . .
. Probably we don't deserve Meades, a man who apparently has never
composed a dull paragraph' Steven Poole, Guardian 'There are more
gems in this wonderful book than I could cram into a dozen of these
columns' Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph 'Such a useful and important
critic . . . He is very much on the reader's side, bringing his
full wit to bear on every single thing he writes' Nicholas Lezard,
Spectator This landmark publication collects three decades of
writing from one of the most original, provocative and consistently
entertaining voices of our time. Anyone who cares about language
and culture should have this book in their life. Thirty years ago,
Jonathan Meades published a volume of reportorial journalism,
essays, criticism, squibs and fictions called Peter Knows What Dick
Likes. The critic James Wood was moved to write: 'When journalism
is like this, journalism and literature become one.' Pedro and
Ricky Come Again is every bit as rich and catholic as its
predecessor. It is bigger, darker, funnier and just as impervious
to taste and manners. It bristles with wit and pin-sharp eloquence,
whether Meades is contemplating northernness in a German forest or
hymning the virtues of slang. From the indefensibility of
nationalism and the ubiquitous abuse of the word 'iconic', to John
Lennon's shopping lists and the wine they call Black Tower, the
work assembled here demonstrates Meades's unparalleled range and
erudition, with pieces on cities, artists, sex, England, France,
concrete, faith, politics, food, history and much, much more.
After nearly a year of research, including interviews with local
neighbors, shopkeepers, and heritage experts, he photographed over
70 shops and the families that have run them for generations. shops
and the families that have run them for generations. The
photographer often arrived unannounced, and used small street
cameras with natural light in order to observe and document daily
life. The result is a snapshot in time in the long and ever
evolving history of one of the world's fastest changing cities; a
lasting tribute to the shops, the merchants and the artisans. This
book contains 34 heritage shops, organized by geographic location,
and spanning the many different trades that collectively contribute
to the patchwork of Singapore's cultural identify. The work also
explores the themes of survival in the face of overwhelming and
constant change, and why Singapore's intangible cultural assets
must be saved. This book has been designed to be portable for those
who wish to explore the neighborhoods themselves and find the
shops.
This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with
requirement RA1 and requirement RA2 of Schedule 1 to the Building
Regulations 2010, which respectively deal with the installation of
gigabit-ready physical infrastructure and a connection to a
gigabit-capable public electronic communications network when new
dwellings are erected. It provides guidance on when the requirement
for a connection to a gigabit-capable public electronic
communications network for new dwellings may be modified or
excluded; and also provides guidance on the particulars to be
provided when submitting applications for Building Regulations
approval. This Approved Document takes effect on 20 December 2022
for use in England. It does not apply to work in respect of which a
building notice or initial notice has been given to a local
authority before 20 December 2022, or full plans have been
deposited with a local authority before that day, provided the work
is started on site within the period of 12 months beginning with
that day. A separate Approved Document, Approved Document R -
Volume 2, provides guidance on the requirements for in-building
physical infrastructure for high-speed electronic communication
networks when new buildings are erected or when existing buildings
are subject to major renovation works.
This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with
requirement R1 of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations 2010 and
on how to comply with the requirements for in-building physical
infrastructure for high-speed electronic communications networks
when new buildings are erected or when existing buildings are
subject to major renovation works. This Approved Document takes
effect on 20 December for use in England. It does not apply to work
subject to a building notice, full plans application or initial
notice submitted before that date, provided the work is started on
site within the period of 12 months beginning with that day. A
separate Approved Document, Approved Document R - Volume 1,
provides guidance on how to comply with the requirement to install
gigabit-ready physical infrastructure and a connection to a
gigabit-capable public electronic communications network when new
dwellings or a building containing or ore more dwellings are
erected.
This amended edition of Approved Document J: Combustion appliances
and fuel storage systems, extends the provisions and guidance for
carbon monoxide alarms. The amended provisions and guidance come
into effect on 1 October 2022. This Approved Document covers the
air supply, discharge of combustion products and protection of the
building for solid fuel, gas and oil appliances, along with the
provision of information for hearths, fireplaces, flues and
chimneys. ADJ: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems (2010
edition incorporating 2010, 2013, and 2022 amendments) contains the
following sections: Air supply Discharge of products of combustion
Warning of release of carbon monoxide Protection of building
Provision of information Protection of liquid fuel storage systems
Protection against pollution
Singapore Good Class Bungalow traces the development of stand-alone
residential architecture in Singapore from its early days as a
colony to the present. Expertly researched by noted academic and
author Robert Powell, it is also a partial history of the
architectural profession in Singapore, mentioning many of its
eminent practitioners and their works. Alongside the iconic
Singapore Shophouse and the 'Black and White' house, Singapore Good
Class Bungalow brings the history of the island's detached
residential architecture up to date. A detailed introduction is
followed by a study of the evolution of the bungalow - from early
plantation residences, through the late Victorian and Edwardian
styles, Arts and Crafts and Art Deco inspired bungalows to
post-Independence residences. The latter includes a history of how
the Good Class Bungalow emerged through a planning and preservation
initiative into a triumph for the architectural profession in
Singapore. Featured in this ambitious book are singular examples of
Modern Tropical Bungalow design together with sympathetic and
expert restoration projects, linking architectural heritage with
modern best practice. Singapore Good Class Bungalow showcases over
100 bungalows, mostly extant, and contains references to all the
major phases of construction in the city-state. Beautifully
photographed by award-winning photographer, Albert Lim KS, this is
a welcome addition to the historical literature on Modern
Singapore. This book is an illustrated history of Singapore viewed
from the verandas of a cornucopia of personalities including East
India Company employees, revolutionaries, politicians, plantation
owners, governors, entrepreneurs, towkays, diplomats, colonial
civil servants, architects, as well as a plethora of ordinary
people. It is also a partial history of the architectural
profession in Singapore, with histories of many of its eminent
practitioners including R A J Bidwell, Frank Wilmin Brewer, Swan
& Maclaren, Ho Kwong Yew, Ng Sek Siang, James Ferrie, Lim Chong
Keat, Alfred Wong, William Lim Siew Wai, Victor Chew, Tay Kheng
Soon, Sonny Chan Sau Yan and, more recently, Mok Wei Wei, Ernesto
Bedmar, Chan Soo Khian, Wong Mun Summ, Richard Hassell and Teh Joo
Heng.
The Radcliffe Camera is one of the most celebrated buildings in
Oxford. Instantly recognizable, its great dome rises amid the
Gothic spires of the University. Through early maps, plans and
drawings, portraits, engravings and photographs this book tells the
fascinating story of its creation, which took more than thirty
years, and describes its subsequent place within Oxford University.
Dr John Radcliffe was the most successful physician of his day. On
his death in 1713 he directed that part of his large fortune should
be used to build a library on a site at the heart of Oxford,
between the University Church of St Mary's and the Bodleian. Early
designs were made by the brilliant architect Nicholas Hawksmoor,
who outlined the shape so familiar today: a great rotunda
surmounted by Oxford's only dome. It would take decades to acquire
and clear the site, and after Hawksmoor's death in 1736 the project
was taken over by the Scottish architect James Gibbs, who refined
the designs and supervised the construction of 'Dr Radcliffe's
Library', creating, in the process, an architectural masterpiece
and Britain's first circular library.
A world that had changed little from the Middle Ages was altered
beyond recognition by the pioneering genius of the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries. In Dreams of Iron and Steel, acclaimed
historian Deborah Cadbury tells the heroic tale of the visionaries
and ordinary workers who brought to life seven great wonders of the
world that still have the power to awe and inspire us today. Fueled
by Deborah Cadbury's characteristic scholarship and insight, this
extraordinary chronicle re-creates the human odyssey of how our
modern world was forged not only with rivets, grease, and steam but
also with blood, sweat, and extreme imagination. This P.S. edition
features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including
author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
With a body of work firmly at the heart of architectural theory and
discourse, Robert Maxwell is undoubtedly one of the most respected
architectural writers and educators of recent times. Emeritus
Professor of Architecture at Princeton University, Robert Maxwell
is a scholar known worldwide for critical writing that looks at
modern and contemporary architecture in relation to our wider
culture, including art, literature and music. A Few Years of
Writing: Interspersed with Some Facts of Life brings together a
collection of over 30 of Maxwell's writings from the late twentieth
century to the present, through which are woven events and
occasions from his own diary that expand on debates in the world of
architecture throughout the period. Texts include "Richard Rogers:
an Evaluation", first published in Casabella in February 1994;
"Sounds and Sweet Airs at Stuttgart", a review of the Music School
at Stuttgart, in the RIBA Journal in October 1996; an obituary of
Philip Johnson in The Architectural Review, in March 2005; and
"Eisenman: The Formal Basis of Modern Architecture", in Building
Design in September 2006. This engaging collection, at once
intimate and autobiographical, insightful and perceptive, as well
as critical and theoretical, results in a rich description of the
culture of architecture across two decades towards the close of the
last century and during the early years of the present. A Few Years
of Writing: Interspersed with Some Facts of Life is the first of
two books of Robert Maxwell's writing to be published by Artifice,
with the second coming out in Spring 2013.
This Approved Document provides guidance on how to comply with Part
F to Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations covering ventilation
and applies to dwellings only, and takes effect on 15 June 2022. It
does not apply to work subject to a building notice, full plans
application or initial notice submitted before that date, provided
the work is started on site before 15 June 2023. ADF1: Dwellings
(2021 edition) contains the following sections: Ventilation
provision Minimising the ingress of external pollutants Work on
existing dwellings Commissioning and providing information Key
terms Performance-based ventilation Completion checklist and
commissioning sheet Checklist for ventilation provision in existing
dwellings The guidance in this Approved Document only relates to
England and applies to dwellings only. In a mixed-use building,
Approved Document F, Volume 2: Buildings other than dwellings
should be consulted for building work in parts of the building that
are not dwellings.
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