Adam Perry is currently registered for a PhD in Anthropology at the University of Fort Hare, under the supervision of Leslie Bank. He is from British Columbia, Canada. His current interests relate to material and social change within the Eastern Cape. His thesis is titled “Persistent Dualisms: Negotiating home, homesteads, and identity in a rural Eastern Cape case-study, Gatyana District, South Africa

Abstract
The article reflects on how South African housing policy explores alternatives in low-income housing through a pilot project carried out at Masiphumelele, Cape Town. The potential of the project to speak of “sustainable” solutions in housing may have been undermined in its goal to showcase an alternative in low-income housing because it pushed the envelope by building beyond building codes.