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Maboneng Precinct: A Trendy Post-Industrial, Post-Apartheid Paradise?
Transformed city spaces can take abandoned areas and turn them into urban magnets--but gentrification has its flip side.
The Groote Schuur: Relic of Multiple Pasts
The regal estate that fronts Devil’s Peak next to Table Mountain was home to British colonialist, politician and imperialist Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902), whose belief in Anglo-Saxon supremacy led…
Braamfontein Gate: Reaching New Heights
Gentrification of an emptied business district still produces security concerns. This building attempts to allay fears with hired personnel, CCTV, and fingerprint access to the building.
Mutual Heights: Cape Town's Art Deco Time Capsule
One of Cape Town’s most stunning works of architecture is Mutual Heights, formerly called the Old Mutual Building and the Mutual Building, Located in Cape Town Central, it is a masterpiece of Art Deco…