#architecture in south africa

[humanoidhistory]

Grand Central water tower, Johannesburg, constructed in 1996, designed by GAPP Architects.

(Phaidon)

#south africa #johannesburg #architecture #design #concrete #brutalism

[evan-collins90]

The Lost City & The Palace of the Lost City (1992)

Resort located in Sun City, South Africa

Designed by Wimberly, Allison, Tong & Goo (WATG)

Scanned from the book, 'The Hospitality and Leisure Architecture of Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo' (1995)

#long post #90s #1992 #design #interiors #faux ruins #decor #hotel #resort #1990s #south africa #architecture #fantasy #postmodern #watg

[aroundtheworldmp3]

Libraries around the world

London, UK Port Elizabeth, South Africa Central Area, Singapore Admont, Austria Malmö, Sweden Dublin, Ireland Stuttgart, Germany Prague, Czechia Washington, USA Amsterdam, Netherlands

#terra #libraries #architecture #uk #south africa #singapore #austria #sweden #ireland #germany #czechia #usa #netherlands #*mp

[moodboardmix]

Glen Villa, Cape Town, South Africa,

Originally designed by Antonio Zaninovic,

Conversion and Extension by ARRCC,

Photographer: Adam Letch

#art #design #architecture #luxury house #luxury home #glenvilla #cape town #south africa #antonio zaninovic #ARRCC #table mountain #luxury lifestyle #retreat

[arc-hus]

Kloof 119A, Cape Town - SAOTA

#SAOTA #architecture #design #building #modern architecture #house #interiors #concrete #minimal #house design #glass #stone #light #hillside #views #luxury #swimming pool #cape town #south africa #kitchen

[msterpicasso]

@__kdash_

[trb752]

Surrey Mansions

323 Currie Road, Musgrave, Berea, 4001, South Africa

photo: D. Claude

#art deco #art deco design #art deco architecture #art deco style #durbin #south africa

[ultimatepad]

Cape Town Residence by Miminat Shodeinde

#art #design #architecture #luxury pad #luxury lifestyle #ultimate pad #interior design #luxurypad #luxury homes #luxury houses #cape town #south africa #concept #minimat #minimat shodeinde

[escapismsworld]

📍Church Square, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

📷: my own personal photos

Took a stroll through the old city of my hometown. Regardless of the decay, these 19th century buildings are still beautiful to marvel at in real life. My eyes couldn't phathom what they were seeing. The scale of these buildings, the detail, the colour. To compare these to the old photos of the same square, hurts to see history and beauty disappear. But I still got to capture these architectural masterpieces.

#dark academia #light academia #classical #academia aesthetic #escapism #academia #books and libraries #classic literature #books #architecture #building #old #historical #exterior #history #pretoria #church square #south africa #19th century #1800s #royal core #cottage core #aesthetic #mood #vibe #photography #old city #tumblr

[onlypicturepoetry]

entering the mountain-suite

photography + © Christof Keßemeier

#architecture #interior design #natural light #springbok #northern cape #south africa #elloon #my works

[reasonsforhope]

With breathtaking views over Table Mountain, the world’s tallest building made of industrial hemp is set to open in Cape Town this June.

At 12 stories tall, the Hemp Hotel at 84 Harrison st. used carbon-negative materials that captured more carbon in the walls of the building than it emitted manufacturing them.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa believes that the cannabis and hemp industry could create 130,000 jobs in places like Afrimat Hemp—the producer of the so-called “HempCrete” blocks which went into the hotel.

Made from water, lime, hemp, and a cement binder, the blocks from Afrimat Hemp are made of entirely South African hemp, which along with selling to corporate clients, are also used to build a number of social housing projects in South Africa and neighbouring Mozambique.

For the Hemp Hotel, Afrimat Hemp partnered with Wolf Architects in Cape Town for the build.

The company admit that hemp construction is 20% more expensive than traditional materials, but the urgency with which some corporations want to help tackle climate change offers them a unqiue opportunity: selling carbon credits—but with buildings, rather than trees.

“We can fund forests, or we can fund someone to live in a hemp house. It’s the same principle,” Afrimat Hemp’s carbon consultant Wihan Bekker told African News.

Company data shows that a 430 square foot house (40 square meters) produces 30 fewer tons of carbon than traditional methods, around what a mature tree can sequester in its roots across its lifetime.

-via Good News Network, 5/5/23

#hemp #hemp farming #hempcrete #solarpunk #sustainable architecture #carbon sequestration #carbon capture #carbon emissions #architecture #south africa #Cyril Ramaphosa #sustainability

[humanoidhistory]

Water tower in Mmabatho, South Africa, 1983. Photo by Constance Larrabee.

(Smithsonian)

#water tower #architecture #south africa #design #brutalism

[of-fear-and-love]

The architecture of Who Am I? (1998)

#jackie chan #who am i #1998 #90s movies #1990s film #architecture #netherlands #south africa

[leroibobo]

the portugese synagogue in amsterdam in the netherlands. it was founded in 1675.

while most expelled sephardic jews headed to the maghreb, ottoman territories in the middle east and eastern europe, or european colonies around the world, a minority went elsewhere in western europe, mainly to england or the netherlands. the sephardic community in the latter became the largest and richest in europe during the dutch golden age. despite the netherlands' proximity to germany, they predate the arrival of ashkenazi jews to the country by about three centuries.

#netherlands #architecture #interior #worship #jewish #sephardic #my posts #there were also hungarian sephardic jews but that's a conversation for another day #i assume most of the sephardim who came to other places in non ottoman europe were rich enough to not face the brunt of their govts #pretty sure dutch sephardim ended up in dutch colonies too like in india or south africa #not really sure about the latter since i know most of the white jews there were specifically from lithuania. long story #most of the ones who went to the americas were straight from spain/portugal or were english

[naturevalleybuildingsandthings]

#travel #traveling #aesthetic photography #nature #art #architecture #naturecore #trees #summer #africa #buildings #gardencore #garden #south africa #botanic garden #photographers on tumblr #original photographers

[moodboardmix]

Paarlberg Residence, Paarl, South Africa,

Studio JVW,

Visualizations: Spectrum

#art #design #architecture #interiors #concept #retreat #south africa #paarl #studio JVW #spectrum #luxurylifestyle #luxuryhouses #luxuryhomes