In this treatise, government policies are briefly seen as a way to understand the dialogue of nostalgia, but the focus is on the latter; the discourse of 'reconstruction', issues related to reconstruction and construction and the mediums through which this has been or will be achieved on an international and local platform. The beginning of structures as a means of preservation and commemoration is identified by Choay - Author of the Invention of the Historical Monument - as "the triumph of concrete observation over oral and written tradition, of visual testimony over the authority of texts" (1992).
- issue
- medium
- Key Questions
- issues as resolved through design resolution
- design examples as precedent & case studies
- The above filtered through the case for the South African Anglo Boer wars (saabw’s)
- theoretical guidelines
- scope of study
- aims and objectives
It is intended that the discoveries made during this study will be specifically applicable to the South African Anglo Boer War battlefields and their preservation and commemoration. The material obtained and conclusions drawn from it will assist in the development of design guidelines for the preservation and commemoration of the South African Anglo Boer Wars as a historical event.
- academic literature & design examples
- government policies – local & international
With both the ability and the need to be inclusive, the “idea of a “museum” in the traditional sense has been debased and diluted by the irresistible rise of the museum of anything” (Slessor 2007). The government has recognized this to some extent and we are seeing “the establishment of the National Heritage Council (NHC)” (Marschall's personal communication).
It is then left to each country to define the legacy and thus its own procedures. It cannot be expressed It cannot be expressed in the symbolic structures of language, not because it is outside language.
- the Jewish holocaust museum - berlin Architect: Daniel Libeskind
- the apartheid museum – Johannesburg Architect: GAPP, Mashabane Rose
Image 3.8: Old and New: The entrance hall of the old building (left) and the staircase to the new building leading from this hall (right). Image 3.30: //Hapo: The buildings have the appearance of 'rock points' at the foot of the hill.
The exhibition is intended to encourage conversation, reflection and interaction and to provide a central courtyard space accessible from any exhibition space (personal communication). A continuation of this is the //hapo Museum, also created by Rose, and marks a progression of the type introduced internationally by Libeskind and adopted and applied in the South African context.
The book begins with the discovery of diamonds in 1871 and ends with the creation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. Its account of contemporary remnants of Boer-War activity reminds one of the role the war played in where South Africa is today .
The three books Kruger, Pakenham and Meredith provide as full an account of the South African Anglo Boer War as is more than necessary for this thesis. The literature review has provided the basis for the theoretical framework in the form of problem and media.
Historically, for the British, the South African War was just a pre-cursor to WW1, where many of the above items were reused and adapted. It is necessary to place oneself in the era in order to understand it in context and the narrative aids in this respect Mudenge argues: "The past and the future need each other ... the past informs while the future inspires and at the meeting point is the informed present . . , a point where deeds are born." (Day 1990 cited by Mudenge 2006). The Boer War "is an essential piece of the puzzle [of the SA narrative] and has a continuous ramification that requires amalgamation for coherence" (Pending personal communication).
The battlefield sites do not appear in isolation, but are part of the cultural landscape, they are "not just a place, but an experience" (�an .�uuren personal communication). Richter uses mapping, plotting, projecting, graphs, diagrams, patterns and the like as a way of relating to the past or "pre-existing reality" (idler 2001). However, there are some pointers as Mudenge was previously quoted as saying "the past and the future need each other" (2006).
Figure 4.3: Commemorative stone presented on the anniversary of the revolt: Museum brochure image by Angelo Nieves. When the museum exhibition was set up, the idea arose to add a large-scale reproduction (printed on aluminum) [Figure 4.9] of a photograph of Nzim, placed to the left of the memorial stone” (Gibbon quoted in Marschall 2006). Figure 4.11: Schools are the most frequent visitors to the site, as apartheid is part of the curriculum: Photo by Sabine Marschall.
Form part of the freedom struggle and the Mandela narrative that Crain spoke of, specifically the military wing known as MK. The farmhouse becomes a walk-through museum which is also an introduction to the rest of the site. The former gardens and some of the trees have been removed and the property now consists of a mixture of.
Furthermore, recreating any element of the site or buildings would compromise the historical accuracy and thus the significance of the entire district. A slightly damaged water tank from the same era was found nearby, replacing the tank that was on the roof of the garage, Wolpe explains. While it would be desirable to develop more creative solutions for commemorating the past, memorials cannot be judged solely on the basis of originality and artistic sophistication.
Research Document a Brief Synopsis
Poetic Urbanism
The existence of "Cairns"1 on all these battlefields has been defined as representing route markers, as well as the progression from the beginning to the climax of the war with an increase in size. This also emphasizes the "narrative" of the war in a symbolically abstract way as a type of composite timeline. The elements depicted were found to be symbolic of preservation and commemoration, central tenets of the tract.
Constructing the Emotion
Sense and Materiality
Euclidean form, a haven for outsiders to rule the land through forts and blockhouses. It scars the land through trenches, barbed wire, blasted earth, strewn shells and endless tracks, but the land recovers, sometimes faster than the memories that caused its devastation. In many cases, more has been added to the land from distant places than there was ever to begin with.
Practical Architectural Narrative
Materiality looks at applied constructs derived from the narrative of war, the contemporary signifiers of that war and the senses associated with war. This divided process partially combines near the end with the outcome of the war, again it is not a clear victory because even though Britain won the war as early as 1�00, they still lose the battle(s) for control of the country which lasted until 1�02 and was still unable to govern effectively, return the Transvaal to the Boers and by 1�10 the Union of South Africa was formed. There will be a confusing and mixed process at this part of the route culminating in the union of South Africa, juxtaposed with the contemporary reality of post-apartheid South Africa, this will connect the narrative with the present and bring it into the project future to stay contextual and avoid forgetting the premise that starts the whole course of action.
Site Depiction
The chosen site is important, it is a battlefield, it is surrounded by tombs, memorials and monuments and it is systematic for the movement of battles during a part of the war [image 5.3]. These hills represent the last Boer defensive positions against the British advance to relieve Ladysmith across. Again a new field can be created that connects the past to the present and to the future along the timeline of war, battles and physically across three hills with the fourth in the distance/future view.
Pronunciation [uh-pahrt-heyt, -hahyt]. in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid policy of segregation of the non-white population. Pronunciation [muh-mawr-ee-uh l, -mohr-]. something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday. preserving the memory of a person or thing; anniversary: memorial services. of or relating to memory. Pronounced [proh-tag-uh-nist]. the main character, hero or heroine of a drama or other literary work. an advocate for or supporter of a political cause, social program, etc.
Journal articles
Rayne Krugers' "Goodbye Dolly Gray - the story of the Boer War" 1959, It flows systematically with illustrative plates in groupings throughout the book. Thomas Pakenham's "The Boer War" 1979, It begins in 1898 and takes place in four parts that flow chronologically to the height of the war in 1902. A contemporary 'read-and-follow' of the book "Commando" by Deneys Reit� 1 �2� one of the Boer scouts during the war.
He further suggests that the observer is reduced to a mere "spectator" while the "eye" engages the space and attempts to define the "experience" or "meaning" of what it perceives (�iljoen 2002). Through O'Doherty's interpretation, we see how the "body" is reduced to the viewer in the "white cell" (�iljoen 2002). Pop culture realized the ridiculousness of granting the status of "art" to anything depicted in "white cells" and proceeded to undermine its authority.
No automatic relevance on a greenfield site – heritage Heritage P&C - Battlefield history – how a landscape can change and mean/facilitate a lot. Maropeng away from site – no critical mass/advantage then o be a destination site relying on alternative marketing. Lack of economic development of H+C. Economic feasibility – contemporary heritage / identity more holistically Memorial – historical marker that does not follow the journey.
Brief,
MASTERS DEGREE DESIGN REPORT
BRIEF,
ACCOMODATION SCHEDULE DESIgN REpORT and
ANgLO-BOER wAR MEMORIAL
ARCHITECTURAL BRIEF
- Introduction
- Priorities
- The Land
- Building Location
- The Building
- Building containment and links
- Lifecycle changes
- Later Happenings
- Building Style
- Conclusion
The strength of this review lies in the theoretical basis established for it by the research paper entitled: Design for the Preservation and Commemoration of Historical Events: A Case for the South African Anglo Boer Wars of 1881 and 1899-1902. The interior spaces complement its surroundings by providing information and images of the war period. The building should be intrinsically part of the landscape in which it is located, while still fulfilling its mandate.
DESIgN REpORT
- Research document a brief synopsis
- CLIENT
- poetic Urbanism
- Constructing The Emotion
- VERSUS: The preposition Of Landscape
- Sense And Materiality
- practical Architectural Narrative
The case studies were then hung through the filter of a South African context and looked at local examples such as “The intense social and cultural convulsions of post-apartheid South Africa have created a new type of museum that attempts to address and commemorate the tumultuous history of nations ". Observer "others" also interact with the landscape at various levels and are represented in and around the main actors in the War as fundamental characters of the narrative. The narrative of the War and the Persons involved both great and small against the landscape environment, as mentioned earlier, was formally depicted in a kind of architecture: Anglo forces on the ground face the Boers who are on the ground;.
Against 2. In Contrast with
The contrast of the war against the landscape creates a Euclidean form, a refuge for outsiders to manage the land through forts and log cabins. These were added to the landscape almost exclusively by the war; air raid shelters, graves, memorials and tents. The idea of the Boers invading the space from above and descending to catch the British below by surprise; The multiple invasion points to northern Natal as the Boers filtered through the escarpment as multiple entrances into a single space;
Boerobs
- Site Depiction
- Building Design
- Environmental design strategies
- Design Technology
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Appendices
The concept for the building closely follows the narrative of the South African Anglo Boer War. The narrative starts with the present and works backwards to the beginning of the Anglo-Boer War. The grading is unofficial but serves to highlight the principles used in the design phase of the Anglo-Boer War Memorial.
DRUMMER HODGE
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Land: before, during and after man Man: man's involvement in the place Geological: previous man's memory. The axis is dug in to suggest changes during the war such as shell holes and after the war the quarry. MAN axis: A reverse narrative establishes the war after apartheid South African nar~ti~pr~i&ngaro~edfurunde~~n&ngthee~ctthe~rhadonS.A.E~hbdtle/.
7Fheoretical Analysis past
Building on from 2, the inclined wall was isolated to the beginning and end of the axis, while the middle segment was related more to a building as in 2 above. The ends of the axis looked at the idea of an observation deck to suggest a continuation of the line visually. Heritage was compromised in this way, as the hill's importance as a recognizable skyline element was removed.
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