The Openheid State: From closed to open society in Cape Town

Entry: Sunday, August 3, 2014
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Cape Town photo Alessio Baù

It is hard to conceive of a country where contemporary city planning has had a more negative impact on society than in South Africa. In this country, the ‘makeable’ world and social engineering were so ‘successful’ thanks to the apartheid regime that the potential of city planning to shape society has been proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. In Cape Town, apartheid is set in stone and poured in concrete.

The Openheid State: From closed to open society in Cape Town by Michelle Provoost is the third article in a series of reflections on the subject of the Open Society as published by ArchiNed.

Read the article on the website of ArchiNed.

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