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Heritage Guest Lecture
Heritage Guest Lecture

Wed, 20 Jul

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Heritage Guest Lecture

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20 Jul 2022, 16:30

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RSA365 – perspectives on a personal survey of the South African built environment

When Shaun Gaylard set himself the challenge of drawing a South African building every day, he did not expect this daily meditation to inspire and delight so many, and ultimately result in a collection of 365 drawings that have been described as a valuable historical marker of the South African urban landscape.

When the possibility of publishing the drawings in a book was considered, Brett McDougall felt that it was important that the result be more than a collection of beautiful drawings, and provide insights into why and how the South African built environment developed in the way it did.

They will be exploring some key themes that emerged from the process in developing RSA365, including:

The massive impact on Colonialism. A survey of the built environment of South Africa, by necessity, can cover only what exists,…

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