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Self-help Housing in Coniston Park

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175331_sv.jpg

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Creator(s)
developer: Urban Foundation (South African, founded 1976)
Time period
creation date: mid 1970s-mid 1980s
Location
Site: Cape Town (South Africa)
Cultural context
South African
Description
Housing development in Retreat, coloured township under the apartheid government in the Cape Flats area. In 1986, 2 bedroom units sold for R30,000 (US $15,000) with no interior finishes. Electricity and water connections are provided. The exterior is plastered but not painted.
exterior, front (southern) elevation of a house being constructed (see images 175330, 175332 & 175333 for other views of house), 1986
Work type
Housing development
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Rights
(c) 1986 Mohgamat Phaldie Taliep
Access rights
All rights reserved
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