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Citizenship Citizenship Urban Urban 044 Fig 64. Site location. Highway M1 Highway M1 Fig 62. View to CBD towards the east.
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Bree Street y y t t i i s s r r e e v v i i n n U U Fig 61. View to CBD towards the east. Fig 63. View to CBD towards the west. West Street Site N M1 Highway 10 Nelson Mandela Bridge
Pim Street New Residential Africa Cultural Kippies Development Centre Metro Market Mall Theatre 9
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West Street Old Johannesburg 6 Stock Exchange Worker’s Library Newtown Newtown Music Park Horror Centre Pritchard Street Electric 2 Café Workshop
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y y t t i i s s r r e e v v i i n n U U Fig 67. The Turbine Hall. Turbine Hall: The Turbine Hall situated onprobably the one corner of of Johannesburg's Jeppe mostTurbine and striking Hall Bezuidenhout ironies was Streets and home is mysteries. toheyday Johannesburg's just The first the coal-fired room, power whichunder stations. houses a the concrete In turbines, roof its was insaid the South to largest Africa. be building The built history aroundNewtown of the markets the 1920s were hall [Turbine established. is Hall uncertain. Set for It a is Jol,In 2003] 1904 when a the plague brokethe out area among now the known poverty asdistrict stricken Newtown. was Indians The named who people Newtown lived were anddistrict in moved the there, to town complete Klipspruit, council with the started abattoir,vegetable livestock building market. market a and business Then a followedthe fruit the power and construction station of and the theelectric Electric Turbine trams Workshop, Hall. and These all buildings of powered Johannesburg. the city's
Citizenship Citizenship Urban Urban 047 Fig 71. View to Turbinefrom Hall West Street.
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y y t t i i s s r r e e v v Fig 70. Music festival held at the Turbine Hall. i i n n U U owers, Jimmy ,PJP Fig 69. View to Turbine Hall from the pedestrian bridge. The Turbine Hall stood stillAfter and being empty, gutted rooted by to fire,homeless the its and city brooding a like skeleton way an became for urbanused home them survivor. the to to hall's the make domains city's money. toduring About recycle the 300 cardboard, 1990's. homeless paper, people plastic and tin cans During this period the city'sroumered engineers to embarked cost on about an R300-millionsquare, ambitious to called plan, transform Turbine the Square, but areadoomed the into plans a 'too were thriving ambitious'. rejected retail an the project As businesses left to areascity like declined. Sandton, taking The their Turbinecrime. money Hall In with fell 1999 them, into the and ruin hallmurders, the and was including became a that a seen of den of anumerous of a Homeless dark drugs series Talk passages and of writer. to muggings, evade Criminalsfrom rapes authorities used which and and the to build hall's steel elaborate copperrazed tunnels cables the from shacks nearby in businesses. July The 2000 city and council evicted theAnglogold, squatters. the gold mining company,stated offered that a it chance might of moveWhen salvation its the when offices city's it to urbanites the weresuggested hall, interrogated it but to nothing about be came the usedboutique, to future as a fruition. of an market the Inner place, hall, a Cityhome. some concert housing None hall, project, of an an these upmarket ice-skating proposalsa rink realized. false or It hope a seemed for children's as the if Turbine there Hall was until nothing recently. After but the turbulent and sorrowfulidentity past, this Johannesburg's landmark newest has musicSustainable finally venue. Development, found During 2002, its the the rightful World hallvocalist Summit was and on hosting guitarist veteran Vusi artists Mahlasela, such Judith as Sephuma
Citizenship Citizenship Urban Urban 048 Fig 74. The Electric Workshop.
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y y t t i i s s r r e e v v i i n n U U Fig 73. South African Breweries Museum. South African Breweries Museum: The SAB Museum celebrates 100brewing years in of South beer Africa throughinteractive exciting, displays, memorabilia and beer tasting events. Fig 75. The Dance Factory. Dance Factory: At the Dance Factory youchoreographers, can or see take part work in ofcreative an young movement African South class, dance African a class, balletfrom a class, Spanish or dancing watch through anything tomodern ballet, or to a gumboot, combination tap of all of them. : Fig 72. The Horror Café. Horror Café This club/restaurant is open forweek lunch patrons and can dinner. experience Every anythingbase, from reggae, house drum music ‘n ordocumentaries break-dancing and to visuals.
Citizenship Citizenship Urban Urban 049 Fig 77. The Square lighting scheme.
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y y t t i i s s r r e e v v i i n n U U Fig76. Mary Fitzgerald Square. Mary Fitzgerald Square: Mary Fitzgerald Square lies attrade the unionist heart who of played Newtown. abeen key refurbished Named role and in in upgraded. honour theopened of miners’ Work with the strikes on a first of the special woman the Square jazzmilestone 1910’s, began concert in the in on the Square July 17 progress has 2001 December, of and 2001. the was Blue Its IQ’s completion inner wasLocated city opposite a projects. the major MuseumAfrika and29 the 000 Market square Theatre, metres the andapproximately Square will R14 is accommodate million approximately roughly the 22 Squareof 000 provides related people. a functions place such Built for asactivities at people flea to a to markets, take cost interact, exhibitions, place. of and concerts a and range similar open space The brick-paved square is meantthe to Square be is a used pedestrian fordesign, area parking. schemes although being the The put western French forwardProposed section Government by landmark of has European towers funded lighting would the designer makeand Square - use make lighting Patrick of the Rimoux. variable structures lighting visibleviewing to throughout platforms provide the for different day. productions. effects lampposts These Proposals have towers for also will ground been also lighting created. bean and employed electrical specially-designed The as engineer lighting contract will is be under manufactured evaluation. in South Africa and
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Market Theatre: The internationally acclaimed African Bankplayed Market a Theatre, critical which role in1980’s the by struggle encouraging against debate Apartheid andvibrant in challenging theatre the ideas, complex, is housing a threeand theatres, art a gallery. theatre bar Thisvisitors is to a Johannesburg. favourite destination for residents of and An old fish and vegetablethe market, market it place, still and retains isposters the suffused of ambience with Athol of theatrical Fugard history, playshere, from that to the had Grammy their and first Toniand performance Award the musicals Kings’ like that ‘Sarafina’ started and here. ‘Kat The Market Theatre Precinct isRestaurant, also specializing home in to South the Africanrenowned Gramadoelas cuisine, jazz and bar Kippies, which a specializeswith in some local top jazz local and andsessions. afro international fusion, artists dropping in for - -
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Citizenship Citizenship Urban Urban 051 On-ramp to the south Bezuidenhout Street M1 Freeway
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y y t t i i s s r r e e v v i i n n U U e - a venture between Wilson Fig 80. Unveiling of theof model the Nelson Mandela Bridge. Bailey Ovcon and Rainbow ConstructionNational Company. Road Agency,which The overseas South theSteyn African entire and project, Goba appointed Moahloli Keeve Jointproject. Venture to proffesionally manage the entire Nelson Mandela Bridge: The construction of this multi-millionNelson rand Mandela, bridge, began named in after Septemberalso former 2001. part President of This the 295 redevelopmentcountry’s metre-long plan bridge largest for is cable-stayed Newtown. bridge.Braamfontein The and The bridge Newtown, bridge will thereby will be providing provideand the easier a the access link Johannesburg to between CBD Newtown forthe people city. coming The from bridge theBraamfontein-Newtown and north Link the and will associated west connect road of BerthaWest works Street Street jointly in in referred Braamfontein Newtown. to with as A model of the bridgeMandela was and jointly Gauteng unveiled Premier by Mbhazima2001. former Shilowa President in The Nelson Newtown bridge on islaunched 16 said on July, to Nelson be Mandela’s completed birthdayBridge by on will March 17 become 2003 July a and 2003. city to landmark be Once with built, its the dramaticFurther design. infrastructure development includes theStreet construction interchange, of a the project M1 thatramp Carr will linking see the the M1 creation Southscheduled of and for an M1 completion on-ramp North on and to Septemberinterchange off- Carr 2002. was Street. won The by The tender Siawela interchange to Joint is build Ventur the
Citizenship Citizenship Urban Urban 052 Fig 84. Colourful murials at the Metro Mall.
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y y t t i i s s r r e e v v i i n n U U Fig83. The Metro Mall during construction. Metro Mall: The metro Mall facility ontrading the facility corner established of to West serveformal and as traders Bree a as Street market well is place asJohannesburg. a for a transport Johannesburg’s rank The interchange informal for massive and and taxis structurehousing. and has busses three The carrying blocks: second the commuters blockvegetable first into consists market. one and of is out taxi The for of ranks, finalspace subsidised hawkers’ block for stalls, has retailers shops a and and taxi wholesalers. fruit rank, and a bus terminus, hawkers’The stalls development and serves the needsthrough of Johannesburg. the 150 It 000 isgiven taxi built time. and to bus accommodate The commuters 2250 Mallby taxis is side passing and a with 100 trading formal busses hub retailersproducts at for in sold any about a at 450 healthy the informal and market,food traders, preference competitive outlets who is environment. are are given a trading To to big side diversifythe people feature the Blue who in IQ sell the infrastructure unusual Mall. projects. goods.square metre The The Fast of project formal which is retail 2000 worth space has R140 comprises already million a been and total allocated. isThe space one Mall of of is 2832 designed andparamount. maintained in The such Mall a hasguard way facilities throughout that like the the closed day. safety circuitinformal and cameras It traders, security and also electricity, of security has water, users personnel ablution fire is on space facilities, protection preparation for equipment, areas, storage craftsmen manufacturing facilities and for lock-up units for goods.