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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. References: Greig, Doreen. 1971. A Guide to Architecture in South Africa. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. pg 112