KHAYELITCHA WETLANDS PARK
PROJECT TITLE:
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KHAYELITSHA WETLANDS PARK |
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
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URBANscapes involvment in the planning and various phases of implementation started in 1996 and continued untilled 2010 under various local authority appointments. These included all landscape architectural services from contextual planning, through detail design, specification, schedule of works and quantities and preliminary costing for budget purposes through to site supervision. Also included was a detailed management and maintenance plan as well as a visionary master plan including a mixed use private and public development edge along 2km. This mixed use development strip culminated with a development forming a gateway development into Khayelitsha. This proposed development edge as well as Park was documented in a report submitted to the National Lottery Submission for Funding. This entire process included throughout local community and Interested and Affected Parties Management and Facilitation. Local Artists were also closely involved. Due to the length of the project small business enterprises were developed. |
PROJECT TIMELINE:
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1996 continuing to May 2010 |
CORE PROFESSIONAL TEAM:
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URBANscapes managing various sub-consultants over time including:- Engineers Hydrological, Stormwater, Electrical and Civil; Botanical and Freshwater Ecologists; Town Planners; Environmental Assessment Practitioners etc. |
TEAM LEADER / PROJECT MANAGER:
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Michelle Robertson-Swift |
URBANSCAPES PROJECT TEAM:
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Michelle Robertson-Swift and Llewellyn Swift |
