Ponte; Realness. Symbiotic parasitism in drag

dc.contributor.authorGeorgiev, Victor Geoergiev
dc.contributor.supervisorBahman, Dirk
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-30T12:30:32Z
dc.date.available2024-06-30T12:30:32Z
dc.date.issued2023-09
dc.descriptionThis document is submitted in partial fulfilment to the degree: Master of Architecture (Professional) at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 2023.
dc.description.abstractThe intended investigation explores queer identity and the extent to which it can symbiotically co-inhabit an outdated structure to create social cohesion and integration resulting in a regeneration. Consisting of interventions exploring identity representation and familial programmes to create a sense of community. Research focuses on vulnerable communities present within Ponte (a structure containing aspects of familiarity to Ballroom spaces) and their synergy with the Ballroom community in Johannesburg. Through architectural processes engaging with space making and programming, aims value the creation of space. Encouraging educational models through social engagement which facilitate acceptance, sex, and gender expressions through a mutual occupation. Theories identified in queer spaces and Hertzburgers writings provide solutions through familiarity and atmospheres that allow for a symbiosis of community. Research outcomes indicate an adaptive re-use of Ponte through a reprogramming relating to investigations that highlight the buildings previous intentions as a vertical city.
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.identifier.citationGeorgiev, Victor Georgiev. (2023). Ponte; Realness. Symbiotic parasitism in drag [Master's dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WIReDSpace. https://hdl.handle.net/10539/38784
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/38784
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights©2023 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolSchool of Architecture and Planning
dc.subjectQueer architecture
dc.subjectPonte
dc.subjectBallroom South Africa
dc.subjectAdaptive reuse skyscrapper
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-5: Gender equality
dc.titlePonte; Realness. Symbiotic parasitism in drag
dc.typeDissertation
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