African Design Magazine February 2016 | Page 20

A VISION O The proposed Edenvale Transport action and Housing Hub (ETHH) aims to address the blight and urban degradation, which like many other cities in Ekurhuleni, Edenvale, South Africa, has been dealing with, and is currently facing. It is fact that our cities are outdated and cannot cope with the influx of newcomers moving into the city centres and CBDs looking for new life opportunities for them and their families. This has led to decay, poor urban conditions, big business moving out of the CBDs, social isolation and weakened its community. 20 africandesignmagazine.com