Architect and Builder Magazine South Africa May/June 2015 | Page 72
BRIGITTE STEVENS
UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
Exploring the significance of the cosmos to death through
the space making principles of the Shembe
This thesis is a proposed cemetery complex to celebrate life in the City of
Durban. She proposes using an existing parking garage, Nicol Square Parkade sited in the
centre of Durban which will be adapted to reflect the Shembe principle of reclaiming lost space.
In our society, colonisation interrupte