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Old Supreme Court, Cape Town 1938
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Slavery, Courts
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Description
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The old Supreme Court at the top of Adderley Street, then housed in a building designed by Louis Michel Thibault and completed in 1679, and originally used to house the slaves of the Dutch East India Company. Converted to Government offices in 1811.
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Identifier
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islandora:17216
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House Camerer, Newlands
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Subject
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Dwellings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
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Description
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House Camerer, Newlands, Cape Town. Landscape architecture sketch-plan 03., Original hand-drawn in ink on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:50
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Identifier
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islandora:22468
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Title
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Baxter Theatre, Cape Town
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Subject
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Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Theater, Apartheid, University of Cape Town, Education, Architecture,
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Description
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Aerial view of UCT's Lower Campus in the early 1980s, including the Baxter Theatre
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Identifier
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islandora:16732
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Groot Constantia: general restoration
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Subject
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South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Wine estates, Groot Constantia (Cape Town, South Africa), Historic farms--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Historic farms--Conservation and restoration--South Africa--Cape Town, Wineries--South Africa--Cape Town--Design and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
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Description
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Sloot Details: hand-drawn pen and ink detail drawings on tracing paper, showing the hard landscaping construction details of the new stone-pitched sloots (reflection pools) running through the courtyard between the historic manor house and cellar buildings of the old farm werf at the historic Groot Constantia Wine Estate, Groot Constantia Road, Cape Town, South Africa. The details indicate the plan, sectional elevation, and detailed cross section of the sloot, giving dimensions and annotations specifying materials, finishes and fixings., Scale 1:50 on A1 Drawing number 301/WD/11 . Details No, 1 & 2 (Cross reference Dwg. No. 301/WD/01)
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Identifier
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islandora:22460
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Dreyer Street, Claremont: pedestrianisation
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Subject
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Urban beautification, Pedestrian streets, Claremont (Cape Town, South Africa), Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town, Pedestrian facilities design--South Africa--Cape Town,
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Description
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Dreyer Street, Claremont, Cape Town. Landscape proposal, phase 1. Includes tree planting plan and paving layout., Copy printed on tracing paper., Plan: scale 1:200
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Identifier
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islandora:22387
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Title
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Malay Quarter, Cape Town, 1968
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Subject
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Bo-Kaap (Cape Town, South Africa), Apartheid, South Africa. Group Areas Act, 1950, Housing, Architecture
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Description
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Boarded up and derelict house in the Malay Quarter, Cape Town, in the late 1960s
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Identifier
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islandora:17239
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Disa Park , Cape Town
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Aerial views, Urban development, Apartheid, City planning, Architecture
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Description
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The photograph shows the 80 mile view from the Disa Park flat complex rising on the slopes of Devil's Peak, Cape Town. This is the first tower which will be completed this week. The contractors on Disa Park are Murray and Roberts Industrialised Buildings.
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Identifier
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islandora:16968
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Title
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Stalplein, Parliamentary Precinct
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Subject
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South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Stalplein (Cape Town, South Africa), Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town
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Description
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Stalplein, Cape Town, Western Cape. View of Stalplein from above. Plan "perspective" drawing (one point perspective) of Stalplein. Partially colour-rendered copy of constructed one-point perspective drawing. The original is hand-drawn pen and ink with hatched rendering and shadow projection.
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Identifier
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islandora:22721
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Title
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Pinelands Methodist Church, Cape Town, 1961
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Subject
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Pinelands (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
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Description
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Where people pray - Methodist Church (Pinelands) - The modern-styled Methodist Church at Pinelands is guarded by two pine trees and fronted by a garden and a crazy-paved path. Wide teak doors, surmounted by high wooden caves, lead from Union Avenue into the porch of the church, which superseded the old church next door in 1952. The church buildings include a hall, opened in 1940, and a manse.
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Identifier
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islandora:17278
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Lower Adderley street, Cape Town.
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Architecture, Urban development, Commerce, Roads
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Description
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Lower Adderley Street as it appears today: excavation has been made to receive a combination of concrete tunnels that will convey the city's storm water to the new harbour.
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Identifier
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islandora:17364
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Parliamentary Precinct
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Subject
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South Africa ; Western Cape, Province of the ; Cape Town, Gates and gate components, Gates--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans, Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town, Tuynhuys (Cape Town, South Africa)
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Description
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Tuynhuys, Cape Town, Western Cape. Tuynhuys entrance gates: wheel and rail detail drawings. Hand-drawn, pen and ink on tracing paper, at full size, dimensioned and annotated. Elevation and section., Scale 1:1
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Identifier
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islandora:22692
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Greek Orthodox Church, Woodstock, Cape Town, 1961
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Subject
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Woodstock (Cape Town, South Africa), Church buildings, Historic buildings, Architecture, Christianity
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Description
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The Greek Orthodox Church in Mountain Road Woodstock, was built in 1901 by a congregation of less than 80 people. To-day there are about 1, 100 people in the congregation.
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Identifier
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islandora:17307
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South African Railways Building, Cape Town
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Subject
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Cape Town (South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Railroads, Transport, Infrastructure, Architecture, Interior decoration
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The upper picture of a new SA Railways building on the foreshore, suggests how clean architectural lines and space can be used to ensure character and dignity for the Cape Town of the future. This photograph is from the "Cape Town - Your City" exhibition reviewed today
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Identifier
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islandora:16155
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Exterior, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town
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Subject
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Rondebosch (Cape Town, South Africa), Western Cape (South Africa), Theater, Apartheid, University of Cape Town, Education, Architecture,
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Description
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Exterior of the University of Cape Town's Baxter Theatre, Rondebosch, Cape Town, designed by architect Jack Barnett in a modernist style inspired by the Scandinavian National Romantic Movement.
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Identifier
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islandora:16735
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Garden, Bishopscourt
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Swimming pools, Terraces (landscaped-site elements), Dwellings--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
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House, Bishopscourt, Cape Town. Final sketch plan of new swimming pool and terrace. There are three sections., Blueprint (ammonia copy) of hand-drawn original, with pencil and pen annotations and amendments.
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Identifier
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islandora:28102
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Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town
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Lawns (landscaped grass), Terraces (landscaped-site elements), Vineyard Hotel (Cape Town, South Africa), Hotels--Landscape architecture--South Africa--Cape Town--Designs and plans,
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Description
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Vineyard Hotel, Newlands, Cape Town. Proposed design for lawn bank. Plan and two sections., Original, hand-drawn, ink on tracing paper.
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Identifier
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islandora:27939