Ladysmith Urban Design Framework

Client:Emnambithi/ Ladysmith Municipality
Cost: approx. R1 billion
Location: Ladysmith, KZN
Stage:Design
Architects/Urban planners: Walker Smith

http://www.walkersmith.co.za/Handler.ashx?nsfguid=27d998b1-8c67-409f-a68e-8b93ab7d8d61

http://www.walkersmith.co.za/Handler.ashx?nsfguid=26c96f00-b8d5-4181-b8b6-33ac497a8484

http://www.walkersmith.co.za/Handler.ashx?nsfguid=367f000a-12fd-42c0-aa5b-4ed40b10c74c

http://www.walkersmith.co.za/Handler.ashx?nsfguid=b58106ff-1322-4d4c-a39c-e61cd45e29ce

more detail on the councils website at this link...

http://www.ladysmith.co.za/list.php?type=Plans

Does Ladysmith actually look like this? Are any of the surrounding buildings really existing? Or is this a completely new concept of the cbd?

from what i am gathering only the white bits form the development. i would guess then that the grey bits are the existing city... but looks way larger than i remember it!

here the few i could find quickly through google

http://www.thesouthafricaguide.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Ladysmith-city-center.jpg

http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/19/90/cf/view-from-buller-s-rest.jpg

http://cache.virtualtourist.com/6/1425951-Ladysmiths_main_street_Ladysmith.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/View_of_Ladysmith_KwaZulu-Natal_South_Africa.jpg/1280px-View_of_Ladysmith_KwaZulu-Natal_South_Africa.jpg

Wow, it is quite built-up for a dorp...