https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1576 en-us Red Location is the oldest surviving relocation site in Port Elizabeth, where thousands of native Africans were forced to settle by the colonial government in the early 1900s.

]]> red-location-cultural-precinct-noero-wolff-architects.asp Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7900-red-location-cultural-precinct Glazing on the upper portion of the art gallery's multiple bays brings daylight into barrel-vaulted galleries.   Photo © Iwan Baan The gallery presents shows of work by emerging artists, as well as providing arts education for people in the area.   Photo © Iwan Baan Noero Wolff Architects planned the complex so buildings engage the streets and activate the public realm.   Photo © Iwan Baan The entry court of the new art gallery wraps around a shack from 1902, connecting its mission to the area's past and its roots as a home to people of humble means.   Photo © Iwan Baan Much of the library is dedicated to the digital world, but a double-height reading room in the archive will be filled with printed books.   Photo © Iwan Baan A thin concrete canopy curves around the forecourt of the library, looking across the street at the portico and steps of the Museum of Struggle, which was completed in 2006.   Photo © Iwan Baan The archive building offers space for book storage and an impressive reading room.   Photo © Iwan Baan Image courtesy Noero Wolff Architects