{"id":198,"date":"2023-11-20T17:59:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T15:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/?p=198"},"modified":"2023-11-22T22:36:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T20:36:33","slug":"megan-vipond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/blog\/2023\/11\/20\/megan-vipond\/","title":{"rendered":"Megan Vipond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Embracing Urban Decay<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I explore the transformative power of decay within a central part of Johannesburg\u2019s inner city and study its material and technical dimensions. I have focused on decay as a transient and ephemeral condition and examine how it can be harnessed for positive urban change rather than working against it.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through my research, I have sought to theorise decay, with its inherent transience and impermanence, as a reminder of the cyclical nature of life, where progress gives way to deterioration and creation leads to destruction. Its materiality and form symbolise the radical change in social and economic urban processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Johannesburg\u2019s inner city near Beyers Naude Square, I found that life coexists with pockets of decay in dilapidated structures and abandoned spaces. Architectural notation became important in understanding how to read and understand the area, so I studied elements like street surfaces, fa\u00e7ades, landmarks, and interconnected movement systems.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My design intervention draws on the contested nature of this provincial capital site, and aims to create a new urban typology that provides accessibility to governmental functions and services, utilising the idea of decay as a driving factor for the overall development. It seeks to house softer community engagement functions within the ever-evolving shell of the design, ultimately redefining and rejuvenating the urban fabric while addressing accessibility to services and other facilities within the Government Precinct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a6b023115bd1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6b023115bd1\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1809\" height=\"2560\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-scaled.jpg 1809w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-768x1087.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_1-1447x2048.jpg 1447w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1809px) 100vw, 1809px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Locating Johannesburg\u2019s inner-city. Vipond, M. Unit 22. 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a6b023116745&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6b023116745\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1785\" height=\"2560\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-scaled.jpg 1785w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-714x1024.jpg 714w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-768x1102.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-1071x1536.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_2-1428x2048.jpg 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1785px) 100vw, 1785px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Site Analysis. Vipond, M. Unit 22. 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a6b02311712f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6b02311712f\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1218\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-1024x487.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-768x365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-1536x731.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_3-2048x974.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Studying Johannesburg\u2019s urban decay. Vipond, M. Unit 22. 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a6b023117b12&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6b023117b12\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"13698\" height=\"9552\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-436\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Understanding Tschumi\u2019s Manhattan Transcripts as a method. Vipond, M. Unit 22. 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a6b023118456&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a6b023118456\" class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"9550\" height=\"13700\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/gsa.ac.za\/summer-show\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Vipond_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-437\"\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reading the urban streetscape through its signs and notations. Vipond, M. 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