There are moments when an object suddenly becomes much more than an object. I had one of those moments last weekend at the Origins Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand.I was David Russo's guest at the wonderful evening organised by the Wits School of Geosciences as part of Jozi 140, the celebration of 140 years of Johannesburg. David is a
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Johannesburg from the Riverbanks: Navigating the Jukskei is an ambitious and timely contribution to Johannesburg studies. Bringing together twenty-one chapters by twenty-six contributors, the volume emerged largely from the 2023 Riparian Urbanism project and seeks to reposition the Jukskei River
Blue Plaques
Completed in 1935, it was one of the first modern-type apartment buildings in Killarney, and helped to establish high-density accommodation as a desirable lifestyle. This outstanding example of art deco-inspired architecture deliberately called to mind the streamlined shapes of the day. Designed by architect Leopold Grinker, along with T Scharer, H Skelly, C Small and I Wayburne.