Norval Foundation centre for art nears opening in Cape Town
The finishing touches are being put in place by dhk as the much-anticipated Norval Foundation centre for art in Steenberg, Cape Town nears completion.
Architecture
Cape Town joins worldwide competition, launching 5 sites for carbon neutral development
Cape Town joins the worldwide C40 competition to calling on the private sector and communities to devise carbon neutral development solutions and designs for underutilised publicly owned sites in C40 member cities
Designing high-rise buildings to include mixed-income housing : A Cape Town case study
Read about a student’s ideas for a mixed-income high-rise residential development at the Cape Town Station in order to deal with rapid urbanisation and inequality.
The best architecture in Africa : 4 inspiring projects recognised at the Africa Architecture Awards
Read about the winners of the Africa Architecture Awards, celebrating great architecture across the African continent.
Alejandro Aravena on the future of cities and infastructure : Future is Now forum by Norman Foster Foundation
Alejandro Aravena presents a compelling lecture about the future of cities at the Future is Now forum by the Norman Foster Foundation.
The future of cities according to women : Interview with architecture company Counterspace
How would women lead the design of future cities? An interview with Counterspace, participants in the Constructing Future Cities arts initiative.
Why knowledge matters in architecture? A review of the lecture by Caroline Bos of UNStudio
A review of the lecture by UNStudio’s co-founder Caroline Bos on the role of knowledge in architecture, and the new book ‘Knowledge Matters’.
Design Competition reimagines Sea Point Library square : An interview with the winning team, Craft of Architecture (CoA)
Craft of Architecture (CoA), a local design firm won the design competition to reimagine and redesign the Sea Point Library square. Read our interview with Michal Korycki.
V&A Waterfront announces R700 million ‘Canal District’
The British American Tobacco SA head office will be part of the V&A Waterfront’s new R700 million ‘canal districts’.
Watch: (Re)Shaping Colombia: The role of architecture, urbanism and design| FUTURE CAPE TOWN
Watch how two Colombian researchers embark on a journey of interrogating the role of architecture and urban design in different cities.