contents Letter from the Editor Letter from the Head
A CONTEXT FOR DEPARTURE [1]
Some curious and colourful teachers of architecture in Pretoria’s past by Prof. Roger Fisher In Conversation with Jean-Pierre De La Porte and Patrica Theron A brief history of Boukunde by Nick Randall
THE WORK [21]
A theory of detail - Walter Raubenheimer MA[r]KING: Threads of an architecture of slow time- Justin Coetzee Selected undergraduate work
THE RESEARCH [33]
Myth: Topomythopoeia and lessons from Oxford by Johan Prinsloo An Interior designer’s bias, or why Derrida? by Raymund Königk Urbanism as a generator for Design by Marianne De Klerk Interdepartmental collaboration by Mikael De Beer
DIALOGUE [45]
Monumental Absence by Stephen Steyn Catherdral of Holy Nativity Pietermaritzburg by Patricia Theron
LANGUAGE AND OTHER CONSTRUCTIONS [59]
NBR standards by Johann Prinsloo I ban things by Arthur Barker Inner city sanctum: A language understanding centre by Mark De Veredicis
PEOPLE MADE PLACES [68]
Barcelona Trip 2015 Reflections: Coromandel, a manor in the landscape
THEORY [73]
An overview of theory in the Honours year On Critical Regionalism by Loic Barrier
REVIEW [87]
Forthcoming book 10+ years 100+ projects, architecture in a democratic South Africa by Ora Joubert
FORM AND REPRESENTATION [89]
How to write a Rothko by Georg Nöffke Cultural Heritage: South African Statues by Inge Raubenheimer