Cape vernacular interpretations

Abstract

The demise of the Modern Movement resulted in a plethora of architectural responses. Venturi argued for 'Complexity and Contradiction' (1966) in architecture, while contrastingly, Rudofsky (1964) and Oliver (1969), in their studies on the vernacular, motivated for a return to basics; to an architecture of authenticity. Ironically, this echoed the original intentions of the Modern Movement, underscored the early investigative travels of Le Corbusier and supported the aims of 'The other tradition of Modern Architecture' as espoused by Colin St. John Wilson (2007).