Unit 11 – Bloody Agency
Event 25 February–1 March 2019
Ephemera from the ‘Unit 11 - Bloody Agency’ exchange with students from the University of Johannesburg’s Graduate School of Architecture on A4’s top floor. A white poster features map fragments of Cape Town and text in red and pink, one prominent heading reading ‘bloody market.’
Poster: Unit 11 – Bloody Agency, February 25–March 1, 2019.
Title Unit 11 – Bloody Agency Dates 25 February–1 March 2019 Location Top Floor Tagline A group of Masters of Architecture students from the University of Johannesburg’s Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) take a field trip. Credits

Coordinators:
Gareth Pearson
Michael Tymbios

Unit 11 – Bloody Agency investigates the role of the architect as an active agent in the free market with a focus on housing. Thomas Chapman of Local Studio is Unit 11 – Bloody Agency Team Leader.

The 2019 project sees Cape Town as a geography of absurdity in general, and the housing market as a manifestation of that absurdity in particular.

The 14 participating students, along with Chapman, Khensani De Klerk and Njabulo Phekani, explore a number of areas and sites through the lens of four sub-themes: agency, absurdity, proximity, and co-habitation.

Process photograph from the ‘Unit 11 - Bloody Agency’ exchange with students from the University of Johannesburg’s Graduate School of Architecture on A4’s top floor. At the back, a series of pinboards and a screen accompany a presentation by an individual. At the front, audience members are seated in rows.
Event: Unit 11 – Bloody Agency, February 25–March 1, 2019.
Process photograph from the ‘Unit 11 - Bloody Agency’ exchange with students from the University of Johannesburg’s Graduate School of Architecture on A4’s top floor that shows a pinboard with photographs, maps and notes.
Process photograph from the ‘Unit 11 - Bloody Agency’ exchange with students from the University of Johannesburg’s Graduate School of Architecture on A4’s top floor that shows a pinboard with printed architectural models, maps and notes.
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