STATUE COMMEMORATING THE 1956 MARCH. IN THE 56 TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN’S MARCH AGAINST...

STATUE COMMEMORATING THE 1956 MARCH

IN THE 56TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMEN’S MARCH AGAINST ABHORRED PASS LAWS AND THE SOCIAL ILL THAT THE APARTHEID WAS, THE WOMEN’S MONUMENT SIDE BY SIDE THE LILLIAN NGOYI SQUARE IS DEDICATED TO THE TRIUMPH OF THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT OF WOMANHOOD AND OF HUMANITY WHICH HELPED TO OVERCOME THE WORLD OF DIVIDE AND RULE AND IN ITS PLACE GAVE BIRTH TO UNITY IN DIVERSITY AND HOPE

WATER FEATURE : REPRESENTING LIFE AND HEALING

WATER FEATURE

• WATER IS LIFE • WATER HEALS • WATER NURTURES• WATER UNITES

Free-flow of public open space

HOLES ON THE ROOF: REPRESENTING DEVELOPMENTAL GAPS YET TO BE FILLED BY WOMEN IN SOCIETY

LIGHT IS UNIVERSAL, LIKE HUMAN RIGHTS. IT LEADS!!!

UNITY IN DIVERSITY: DIFFERENT MATERIALS USED FOR SUSTAINABILITY

STRONG FAÇADE’: STRENGTH OF WOMEN – “STRIKE A WOMAN,STRIKE A ROCK”

INTEGRATION OF THE WOMEN’S MONUMENT WITH THE HEARTBEAT OF THE CITY

INTEGRATION OF THE WOMEN MONUMENT WITH THE CITY

USES OF THE SQUARE

• A place where souls gather

• A place of celebration• A place of commerce• A place to rest in sun

or shade• A place of protest• An urban stage• A hub of activity

SCENE OF THE SQUARE DURING 2010 WORLD CUP

TERRACE AS A STAGE: A PLACE WHERE CITIZENS COULD EXPRESS THEMSELVES, BE IT MUSICAL, POETRY AND OTHER ART FORMS