Cape Town In Motion

Cape Town’s In Motion is a music video currently promoting Cape Town and generating excitement prior to 2010 FIFA World Cup. Continued…

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Business partner to setup and manage coffee shop

Located in a prime site within the museum district, the St. George Cathedral Crypt Memory and Witness Centre, is looking for a partner to help establish and manage an espresso/fresh juice bar Continued…

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The Grand Parade – oldest public square

When great events in this city’s history have unfurled, the Grand Parade has always provided the stage for the public’s participation and reaction to these historical moments. Continued…

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Pier Place – Engaging with lifelike statues

A public square in the Foreshore, that is probably best known for its collection of life size and lifelike statues of people under a canopy of trees, Continued…

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Heerengracht – The gentlemen’s walk

Heerengracht (“Gentlemen’s Walk”) was the name given to the road that became Adderley Street in 1850 and is South Africa’s oldest thoroughfare: Continued…

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Thibault Square – Lunch time meeting place

Located at the very end of St Georges Mall, Thibault Square is where the employees from the surrounding offices come to eat lunch, Continued…

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Creating meeting places in public space

While the need for public spaces to enable a city’s residents to meet, their children to run free and its visionaries to be able to sit on a park bench and day dream, has never been doubted by forward-thinking urban planners, the role of the public space was questioned by one of the world’s leading architects and urban thinkers, Continued…

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Church Square – Slavery remembered

From its original design as a square designed to serve the Groote Kerk, Church Square has been reclaimed from its more recent function as a car park to become an attractive open space close to parliament. Continued…

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Jetty Square – Ghostly sharks

Around the corner from Pier Place is Jetty Square, a small public space surrounded by hotels and restaurants. Continued…

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St George’s Mall – Pedestrianising public space

According to the City of Cape Town ‘s “State of Cape Town Report 2006”, city–wide only 7% of journeys in Cape Town are made on foot. Continued…

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