by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Aug 3, 2022 | Forum, News
Built in 1691, Steenenbrug, alias Plankenbrug, alias the Adam Tas Bridge at Bosman’s Crossing, was the first access to Stellenbosch across the Kromme River, now known as Plankenbrug river. Earlier this year, an intergenerational group gathered on the banks of the...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 31, 2022 | Forum, Videos
These Are Jan Gehl’s Methods For Building Good Cities “We now know that first, we form the cities, but then the cities form us.” Meet 81-year-old Danish architect Jan Gehl who, for more than fifty years, has focused on improving the quality of urban life by helping...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 31, 2022 | Forum, Videos
Architect and academic Arthur Barker of the University of Pretoria believes there is a way of thinking about architecture in this country, that says something particular about South African architecture. To explore this notion, he identified FIVE THEMES which strongly...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 31, 2022 | Forum, Videos
Of the four finalists selected for Blank Space’s “Driverless Future Challenge”, which was announced last month, “Public Square” has emerged as the winning entry, with a plug-and-play scheme to transform New York’s public realm for its streets and pedestrians. Designed...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Mar 31, 2022 | Forum, Videos
New York studio Edg has proposed converting some of Manhattan’s major roads into public-transit highways for driverless vehicles, in order to reduce travel times and turn the island’s central thoroughfares into landscaped parks. Edg’s project, named...
