Questions concerning health : stress and wellness in Johannesburg / edited by Hilary Sample.

New York, NY : GSAPP Books, Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, [2015]

239 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps, plans ; 23 cm

Foreword / Amale Andraos -- Preface / Hilary Sample -- Essays: Introduction / Mpho Matsipa; Shandukani / Kylie Dickson and Henry Paine; Jo'burg / Guy Tillim; Geological health / Lindsay Bremner; Stress / Sandro Galea; Baragwanath hospital buildings: a brief history / Simonne J. Horwitz; Inspired hope from an icon of decay / Jay Siebenmorgan; Taxi rank No. 2 / Thorsten Deckler; To understand the rats is to know the city / Melinda Silverman; Learning from Johannesburg / Mabel O. Wilson; Urban health maps -- Case studies / maps and research by Allison Schwartz: Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital; Hillbrow Health Precinct; Baragwanath Transport Interchange and Traders Market; Housing programs; Women's hostel; Faraday Market and Transport Interchange; Carleton Centre; Ponte City apartments -- Symposium: The intersection between urban health and architecture / Vishaan Chakrabarti [and 10 others] -- Walking maps: Hillbrow; Ponte: Bara; Orlando Power Plant; Alexandra -- Proposals: Youth Center in Constitution Hill / Siyuan Ye; The building repair yard and guild / John Barrett; Sanctuary shelter / Mia Zinni; Hillbrow Linkage / Fan Wu; Landscape housing complex / Jeongeun Sho; Baragwanath taxi rank / Thomas Heltzel; Power park / Daegeon Heong; Alexandra Women's housing / Alison Schwartz/

Includes bibliographical references.