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Yvonne Bruinette – University of Pretoria
Yvonne Bruinette of the University of Pretoria, who lives in Lynnwood,
Pretoria was named the regional winner of R8 500, Ryan Taylor won second
prize of R6 500, while Abigail Barnard received the third prize of R4 500. A
R4 500 prize for the best use of clay masonry was also presented to Michelle
Whitaker
Yvonne Bruinette’s winning thesis is entitled. ‘The Heritage Portal: an
Experiential Narrative’ based at Westfort in Pretoria.
Yvonne Bruinette said, “It is my belief that the greater purpose of architecture
is to design for the human experience. Yet, one of the biggest challenges
perhaps, is to accommodates change.”
With an interest in how architecture adapts over time, this dissertation is a
response to the on-going process of ruination and isolation within highly
contested continuum’s of change.
The site, Westfort is situated in the western outskirts of Pretoria and just before
the outbreak of World War 2, the fort was dismantled, stripped for its steel and
left to fall into ruin. The site also includes the former Westfort Leper Institution
which since its closure in 1997, has been illegally occupied by informal settlers.
Today, it still functions as a segregated community and together with the Fort,
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