The Living Park

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Plan

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    Holcim Awards Acknowledgement 2005 - Africa Middle East prize winners (Living Park, Jwaneng), (l-r) Tom Clough, Member of the Executive Committee, Holcim Ltd with winning team members Carl Bauer, Andreas Groth and Richard Arthey

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Project concepts

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Entrance and restaurant

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Chalets

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Sustainable technology

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Celebration and learning

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Traditional elements in design

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Man and nature

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Living park

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    Project entry 2005 - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana: Social interaction

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    Kagiso Tshukudu (l) and Richard Arthey, team members of the Holcim Awards 2005 - Africa Middle East - Acknowledgement prize - The Living Park, Jwaneng, Botswana

  • Awards Acknowledgement prize 2005–2006 Middle East Africa

This entry proposes noteworthy interactions of culture, society, and the natural environment in the plan for a new park. The park will serve as a community resource center that facilitates a variety of local economic development initiatives, cultural revitalization, as well as the conservation of natural biodiversity. 

By Carl Gunther Bauer - Bauer Consult, Botswana, South Africa and

This entry from southern Africa proposes noteworthy interactions of culture, society, and the natural environment in the plan for a new park. The park will serve as a community resource center that facilitates a variety of local economic development initiatives, cultural revitalization, as well as the conservation of natural biodiversity.

The logic of systems thinking demonstrates an acute awareness of contextual needs at sociocultural and economic levels.

The Living Park

Project authors

  • Carl Gunther Bauer

    Bauer Consult

    South Africa

  • Andreas Groth

  • Kagiso Tshukudu

  • Richard Arthey

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