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    Contemporary interpretation of a winery in the Cape Wine lands : understanding terroir
    (2012) Jackson, Sarah-Jane; Noero, Jo; Coetzee, Nic
    The primary concern that prompted this thesis is the growing separation between product and source in contemporary culture . The current consumer culture gives little thought to where products come from. This phenomenon is prevalent within architecture too; much contemporary work is purely image-based, following ever-changing international trends which often result in buildings which are inappropriate to their context. Basic principles of how a building relates to its site and surrounds have been negated in a time of increasing commercial and economic pressure.