Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town

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dc.contributor.authorGubb, Robert Matthewen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-20T18:10:50Z
dc.date.available2015-01-20T18:10:50Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAt 346 years of age the Castle is the oldest colonial building in South Africa and its pentagonal architecture of defensive fortification is little changed. The geometric purity of its architectural form has defended it against rapid expansion of the city centre and changing political paradigms. Indirectly, this has also allowed it to foster "past" memory, perhaps too well, limiting its engagement with the transience, fluidity, conflict and contradiction that are traits of the contemporary city. The land on which the Castle sits has been heavily impacted by the Foreshore reclamation, growing transport infrastructure, the architecturally inappropriate military barracks, programmatic neglect and complacency. These factors have limited critical engagement between the Castle and the contemporary city. The military's continued occupancy and the socio-political stigma associated with this under the Dutch, British and Nationalist Apartheid Government regimes have done little to elevate this fortress' public popularity despite the Castle's newly restored image.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGubb, R. M. (2012). <i>Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12278en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGubb, Robert Matthew. <i>"Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12278en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGubb, R. 2012. Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Gubb, Robert Matthew AB - At 346 years of age the Castle is the oldest colonial building in South Africa and its pentagonal architecture of defensive fortification is little changed. The geometric purity of its architectural form has defended it against rapid expansion of the city centre and changing political paradigms. Indirectly, this has also allowed it to foster "past" memory, perhaps too well, limiting its engagement with the transience, fluidity, conflict and contradiction that are traits of the contemporary city. The land on which the Castle sits has been heavily impacted by the Foreshore reclamation, growing transport infrastructure, the architecturally inappropriate military barracks, programmatic neglect and complacency. These factors have limited critical engagement between the Castle and the contemporary city. The military's continued occupancy and the socio-political stigma associated with this under the Dutch, British and Nationalist Apartheid Government regimes have done little to elevate this fortress' public popularity despite the Castle's newly restored image. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town TI - Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12278 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12278
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGubb RM. Breaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Town. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Engineering & the Built Environment ,School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12278en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentSchool of Architecture, Planning and Geomaticsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherArchitectureen_ZA
dc.titleBreaching the walls: (un)restricted access - the Castle of Good Hope, Cape Townen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMArchen_ZA
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