a comprehensive tour , including a digital show featuring videos showcasing topics such as life underwater or the potential for life in outer space .
From the onset the decision was taken to set the building back from the main arterial movement route on the eastern edge , thereby creating a public plaza and gathering space .
Situated in a very visible position as one enters the Nelson Mandela University Campus , the building ’ s eastern edge along this plaza is then further extended as landscape onto the public realm thus creating a ‘ living edge ’, allowing visitors to circulate both vertically and horizontally within a multi-levelled terrace .
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