2013-04-01

Ponte Tower



Ponte Tower is the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa designed by architects Hermer and Grosskopf. Structure was completed in 1975 and it is an example of apartheid-era thinking. The apartments facing the outside of the building were designated for rich white families while the inner apartments, in permanent twilight, were meant for their black servants. After the end of apartheid, many gangs moved into the building and it became extremely unsafe. Owners abandoned the structure to decay. 

via philipbloom
via subotzkystudio



Sound: Kalahari Surfers