Disease and design in twentieth-century South Africa: exploring the consequences of the 1918–19 Spanish Flu pandemic through contributions of émigré Dutch architects
The architectural history of healthcare in South Africa remains greatly understudied, as do the consequences of the 1918–19 Spanish Flu, which ravaged its population. Yet that pandemic had great consequences for South African society, spatial planning and the development of healthcare, of which the latter two were still in their infancy at the time. This article explores the link between disease and design in South Africa through the presentation of the histories of selected hospitals, maternity homes, orphanages and a special care school designed by émigré Dutch architects from the 1920s to t... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2023 |
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UCL Press
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Schlagwörter: | Dutch émigré architects / Spanish flu / Healthcare design / Segregation / South Africa (SA) |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28625829 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93112 |