Johannesburg Police Station, South Africa
1960 This police station was originally named after John Vorster, Minister of Justice and then Prime Minister, the man who created many of apartheid’s most restrictive security laws. It was designed by South Africa architects, Harris, Fels, Sacks and Janes. Its large bulk, located in the heart of Johannesburg, asserted the segregation of black and white communities and the coercive power of the state. Several political prisoners died in detention here. Its modernist style is