Tailoring Burghersdorp: a processing centre and archive for lost frabrics between Fordsburg and Newtown

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dc.contributor.authorAdank, Janine Claire
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-10T12:28:29Z
dc.date.available2017-07-10T12:28:29Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionThis document is submitted in partial fulfilment for the degree: Master of Architecture (Professional), Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines a number of issues that exist in Johannesburg across a series of scales, the urban, the architectural and the programmatic intervention. The project, situated between Fordsburg and Newtown, examines the East-West city connections and aims to provide an identity for the lost inbetween fabric of Burghersdorp. The project is made up of four themes, Disconnection, Memory, Textiles and Recycling, within a scope that examines the present based on themes from the past: The city fabric is fragmented, mainly due to city spatial planning and city politics. There is the potential and need to physically stitch or darn city fabrics through urban planning. The project looks at an urban regeneration scheme that incorporates urban devices as the tools used to stitch the street back together. There is potential to darn the programmatic functions in the city, potentially weaving local communities together, and provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and skills.The thesis also examines the need for buildings as mnemonic aids. Historically, city fabric was erased for the building of the Oriental Plaza. The memories attached to these buildings and spaces were lost. There is a possibility for regenerating a space for memory in the city, re-weaving this forgotten city fabric into a new node and identity for Burghersdorp. The area is defined by the activities of the community that surround it. Textiles are a significant part of defining the area’s identity. A substantial amount of textiles are discarded. Waste is a valuable commodity, evidently seen from the existence of the informal waste collectors. There is an opportunity to connect these communities while closing the loop, a proposal for a circular economy for textiles in the city.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianMT2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (267 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationAdank, Janine Claire (2016) Tailoring Burghersdorp: a processing centre and archive for lost frabrics between Fordsburg and Newtown, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/22973>
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/22973
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshCity planning--South Africa--Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcshTailors--South Africa--Johannesburg
dc.subject.lcshClothing trade--South Africa--Johannesburg
dc.titleTailoring Burghersdorp: a processing centre and archive for lost frabrics between Fordsburg and Newtownen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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