{"title":"Nicholas Coetzer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Coetzer\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the intersection of architecture and social care within the South African context. His works reveal how design can shape and nurture communities, offering fresh perspectives on the role of space in cultural and social wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders interested in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e will find a thoughtful examination of architecture beyond aesthetics, where care and functionality converge to impact lives and environments meaningfully.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"an-architecture-of-care-in-south-africa-by-nicholas-coetzer-9781032512372","title":"An Architecture of Care in South Africa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArchitects care. It is foundational and germane to the discipline and practice of architecture. This book charts the way the Arts and Crafts Movement established the moral ethos of \u003cem\u003ean architecture of care\u003c\/em\u003e that not only remains embedded in current discourse and practice but also that is being given a more vocal presence in our climate-crisis and social justice world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy way of ‘genealogical strands,’ the book charts the origin of \u003cem\u003earchitecture of care\u003c\/em\u003e ideas in the Arts and Crafts Movement and their impact on the ‘other progeny’ architectural projects in South Africa over the past hundred years. These range from the translation of inglenooks into an armature architecture of ‘Dignified Places’ in Cape Town’s townships to the ethos of ‘upliftment’ and care that translates from Octavia Hill through to ‘correcting’ building regulations and eventually finding a less moralising and more transformative impact in the ‘Hostels to Homes’ project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe birth of design through context and climate in the Arts and Crafts Movement is demonstrated by the shift in South African houses from boxy cottages to solar- and nature-oriented ribbon plans as demonstrated through the work of Helmut Stauch and Norman Eaton. The dislocation of Arts and Crafts ideas to the Cape also demonstrated a limit to the valorising of vernacular architecture and its ‘against-globalization’ building materials whereby English architects promoted Cape Dutch settler architecture and denigrated African vernacular architecture. As a final ‘genealogical strand,’ the book demonstrates the coherence of moral instrumentality with the animism and affects potential of handmade buildings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten for academics, students, and researchers interested in architectural history, it is an eye-opening investigation into the role of architecture in society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604977664236,"sku":"9781032512372","price":93.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781032512372-an-architecture-of-care-in-south-africa.jpg?v=1778118191"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/nicholas-coetzer.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}