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Self-help Housing in Coniston Park

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175333_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, northern elevation of house being constructed, note lack of windows (see images 175330, 175331 & 175332 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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