Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Greenpoint Stadium & Precinct

I was having a chat with a few people today, and it is clear that there is very little information available about some of the new developments connected to 2010. I shall try to post some more info on some of the projects that we are involved with.

For a taste, this diagram below, gives the design for the precinct around Greenpoint stadium, it is not just a stadium, but there is so much more that that.



Apartheid by design: Disabled people in PMB

Great Article in today's copy of the Witness, also available online:

ONCE upon a time in South Africa, buildings had separate entrances and facilities for people of different races. The practice was outlawed as discriminatory along with the policy that created it: apartheid.

That discredited philosophy was replaced with a Constitution hailed for its commitment to human rights that is also enshrined in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act of 2000. Despite this, another kind of apartheid still operates: discrimination against people with disabilities. Inaccessible environments have been called “apartheid by design”.