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West Point Esplanade, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal CROFTON and BENJAMIN: Architect

Date: 1970s [?] Type: Flats Status: Extant   Click to view large map Coordinates: 29°51'41.48" S 31°01'15.89" E Alt: 2m

'A successful tall block on a minute site'. It shows imagination and skill in design and despite the concrete 'kiss-curl' on the roof, 'not to everybody's taste, it is a very good building' (Greig, 1971: 112). All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. Writings about this entry Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 112