Sketch N Cities Volume 1: Pretoria

Entrepreneur, researcher and architect Nathan Kabinga is documenting African cities with freehand sketches. He is creating a series of books called Sketch n Cities that is segmented into volumes. Each volume illustrates an African city.

This first volume illustrates Pretoria, one of the capital cities of South Africa. Nathan unveils Pretoria’s suburbs, townships, CBD, institutional buildings, incidental architecture, and quirks.

Sketch n Cities would appeal to architects and people who appreciate hand-sketched art and is also a wonderful product for those who love illustrated short stories about cities. In addition, a volume about a particular city makes an evocative souvenir for tourists visiting the documented city.

Table of Contents:

1.     Introduction

2.     Hatfield

3.     Mamelodi

4.     Arcadia

5.     An aside: Trees

6.     Government facilities

7.     Ekangala

8.     Centurion

9.     Iconic places

10.    Sunnyside

1.     Pretoria CBD

2.     Deviation: Protests

3.     Marabastad

4.     National Zoological Gardens

5.     Tangent: Dress patterns

6.     Soshanguve

7.     Incidental architecture

8.     Tshwane University of Technology

9.     Author’s designd

10.  About the author

11.  Index