Episode 3: “Pushing the Boundaries” – the remarkable story of Port Elizabeth’s infill housing successes

Talking Transformation

Beyond the theory, beyond the rhetoric...

This episode finds us in the Friendly City of Port Elizabeth. Our guest Lance del Monte recounts his journey as one of the pioneers of high density, mixed typology and infill, susbsidised housing in South Africa. With support from General Motors and the beneficiary communities he has served, he has transformed the landscape of many parts of the city and impacted directly on the lives of the communities who live in the spaces he has imagined, designed and executed.

This is a lengthy podcast and a deep dive into the practical and ideological challenges and lessons learnt along the way: from Missionvale to Walmer Link and beyond. Lance and his team have taken the subsidised human settlement grants and demonstrated pretty much the full array of IRDP, social housing, FLISP housing typologies. Sectional title, subsidised housing? Yes, they are busy with it…

Beyond this audio record Lance has kindly shared material and literature which goes further into the principles and design aspects. You can find pdfs of these user friendly and information packed documents via our twitter feed. Put on the coffee, start the car and settle in for a masterclass…

Recorded Friday 5th July 2019

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