The Zeitz MoCAA Museum

When a building is left to ruin, we are confronted by the decision of how to treat its future. Options can range from costly reconstruction to abandonment. Few approaches, however, are as sustainable as adaptive reuse—revitalizing an existing structure and breathing new life into its foundation, rather than letting it waste away. This is the mission of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) in Cape Town, South Africa. While displaying the largest collection of contemporary African art, its structural backbone is salvaged from a decommissioned grain silo, transforming it into a monument for modern art and green urban renewal.