عنوان

Building the Rainbow Nation. A critical analysis of the role of architecture in materializing a post-apartheid South African identity

شماره

LA107727

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Building the Rainbow Nation. A critical analysis of the role of architecture in materializing a post-apartheid South African identity

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Kim De Raedt

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

Soon after apartheid was abolished in 1994, the quest for a new, 'authentic' South African identity resulted in the emergence of the "Rainbow Nation" idea, picturing an equal, multicultural and reconciled society. As architecture is considered a crucial element in the promotion of this Rainbow identity, the country witnessed a remarkable "building boom" with its apogee roughly between 1998 and 2010. Huge investments have been made in state-driven projects which place the apartheid memory at the center of the architectural debate - mostly museums and memorials. However, the focus of this paper shall lie on another, less highlighted tendency in current architectural practice. This paper demonstrates that, through the construction of urban community services, South African architects attempt to materialize the Rainbow Nation in a way that might be closer to the everyday reality of society. Soon after apartheid was abolished in 1994, the quest for a new, 'authentic' South African identity resulted in the emergence of the "Rainbow Nation" idea, picturing an equal, multicultural and reconciled society. As architecture is considered a crucial element in the promotion of this Rainbow identity, the country witnessed a remarkable "building boom" with its apogee roughly between 1998 and 2010. Huge investments have been made in state-driven projects which place the apartheid memory at the center of the architectural debate - mostly museums and memorials. However, the focus of this paper shall lie on another, less highlighted tendency in current architectural practice. This paper demonstrates that, through the construction of urban community services, South African architects attempt to materialize the Rainbow Nation in a way that might be closer to the everyday reality of society.

تاريخ نشر

2012

توصيف ظاهري

7-27

عنوان

Afrika Focus

شماره جلد

25/1

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

2031-356X

اصطلاح موضوعی

architecture

اصطلاح موضوعی

Cape Town

اصطلاح موضوعی

identity

اصطلاح موضوعی

post apartheid

اصطلاح موضوعی

South Africa

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Kim De Raedt

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/2031356X-02501003

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y