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A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study
Dissertation (MLandscape Architecture)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/74548 A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study Vosloo, Pieter Tobias grahamyounglandarch@gmail.com Young, Graham Albert UCTD Landscape design Post-Apartheid South Africa Freedom Park commemoration Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 Dissertation (MLandscape Architecture)--University of Pretoria, 2019. This study is based on research undertaken in the context of a democratic, Post-Apartheid South Africa, over 20 years into democracy. At the dawn of democracy, the nation was seeking a new identity and for many South Africans it was to be an identity based on their African culture and tradition. The nation’s politicians were also seeking ways to commemorate people who had lost their lives in conflicts leading up to 1994, when South Africa held its first democratic elections. In attempting to achieve this, the Department of Arts and Culture initiated a number of legacy memorial and heritage projects. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of landscape architecture in communicating the intent and meaning of Isivivane, one of these commemorative places, located in Freedom Park, Pretoria. To achieve this the study provides the phenomenological context to clarify and recognise how people comprehend and experience Isivivane; carries out an empirical analysis of Isivivane’s landscape features and their capacity to amplify visitors’ experience and provoke an emotional response that unlocks the significance and meaning of the place; draws on lessons gained from a literature review and a descriptive presentation of the Isivivane case study. The data indicate that Isivivane’s landscape features create a strong sense of place that intensify visitors’ experience and contribute significantly to their ability to interpret and understand of the meaning of the place. The study confirms that the landscape is a powerful tool in conveying meaning and commemoration and that it seems to have cross-cultural significance in the context of post-apartheid South Africa. The study also enhances an understanding of the conjunction between commemoration, identity and landscape design. It is hoped that it will prompt further research into the relationship of national identity, nation building and landscape architectural design at other Post-Apartheid projects, as well as research into the power relations associated with commemorative places in South Africa. mi2025 Architecture MLandcape Architecture Unrestricted SDG-04: Quality education SDG-10: Reduced inequalities SDG-11: Sustainable cities and communities SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions SDG-17: Partnerships for the goals 2020-05-12T13:20:59Z 2020-05-12T13:20:59Z 2020 2019 Dissertation Young, GA 2019, A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study, MLandscape Architecture Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74548> A2020 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74548 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Landscape design Post-Apartheid South Africa Freedom Park commemoration Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study |
| title | A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study |
| title_full | A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study |
| title_fullStr | A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study |
| title_short | A critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration, meaning and landscape design in Post-Apartheid South Africa : Isivivane, Freedom Park - a case study |
| title_sort | critical analysis of the relationship between commemoration meaning and landscape design in post apartheid south africa isivivane freedom park a case study |
| topic | UCTD Landscape design Post-Apartheid South Africa Freedom Park commemoration Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-04 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-10 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-11 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-16 Engineering, built environment and information technology theses SDG-17 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/74548 |