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Architect | Savage + Dodd Architects cc; Client \J ohannesburg Housing Company, JHC design - 2002 | implementation - 2004.

Figure 2 Architect | Savage + Dodd Architects cc; Client \J ohannesburg Housing Company, JHC design - 2002 | implementation - 2004.

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Rodney Harber and his architectural practice represent a singular force in the architectural profession where there exists a consistent attempt to engage the project of transformation through all dimensions of architectural production. This endeavor has been realised through persistence and a dedication to the social dimension of architecture that appropriates the exigencies of the everyday in a productive and imaginative way. [Re-]building community is at the centre of his design endeavour, and the result has been an oeuvre of problematic projects that are dis-eased with the difficulty of operating in this manner.
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