Gautrain stations in Johannesburg, South Africa

The Gautrain stations designed by Pascall + Watson is located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The construction of three new underground stations, part of the €1.7billion high-speed Gautrain system in South Africa, are well underway with the Sandton to OR Tambo Airport link intended to open in June 2010 in time for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. Pascall+Watson Architects has been part of the Atkins multidisciplinary... 

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Freedom Park Museum in Pretoria, South Africa

Freedom Park Museum,  located in Pretoria, South Africa, Designed by GAPP Architects + Urban Designers, Mashabane Rose Associates and MMA Architects under the collaborative office OCA, the building is located within a garden of healing and remembrance overlooking the city of Pretoria; Freedom Park. The vision of //HAPO as a series of abstract boulders resonates with several traditional African ideas... 

Tags: Africa, Boulder, Freedom Park Museum, Geography, indigenous knowledge systems, Mashabane Rose Associates, MMA Architects, Pretoria, Pretoria Gauteng, Rocks, South Africa

Centenary Building in Pretoria, South Africa

Designed by Earthworld Architects, Centenary Building is located in Pretoria, South Africa. The appropriately named Centenary Building (or Eeufeesgebou) commemorates a hundred years of architectural diversity on the University of Pretoria campus. The vision and growth of the academic community resulted in an eclectic array of architectural styles in one precinct. Recently, the University introduced... 

Tags: Alvar Aalto, Architect, Architecture, Centenary Building, Design, Modernist architecture, Pretoria, Pretoria Gauteng, Pretoria campus, South Africa, University of Pretoria, Visual arts