Caesarstone, the market-leading international producer of fine quartz surfaces, was well represented at this year’s Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA) Conference and Exhibition, which took place from the 26th-28th October at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The GBCSA Convention and Exhibition is held annually and aims to provide a platform for knowledge [...]
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RSS feed for this sectionObjet EuroMold 2011
Following a year packed full of new 3D printing product and material launches, Objet Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will showcase some of the real-life applications made possible with its technology at EuroMold 2011. A standout highlight of the exhibition will be a stunning 3D printed dashboard [...]
Call for entries for the Afrisam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture
Buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent of the world’s total primary energy consumption and account for 24 percent of world CO2emissions while it is estimated that 70 percent of the nine billion people predicted to live on earth in 2050 will reside in urban areas. It is essential that architects lead the way [...]
Southern Guild exhibits at Design Miami
Southern Guild, the foremost Design Gallery in South Africa, is proud to announce that we will be presenting the work of Gregor Jenkin Studio, the country’s most important design house, at Design Miami in November 2011. Southern Guild was established in 2008 to provide a platform for collectable, limited edition South African design. Each year [...]
Durban demonstrates commitment through Cop 17-Cmp 7 Greening Programme
“Durban is increasingly being acknowledged as a global leader in the environmental field and more specifically in the area of climate protection planning. COP17-CMP7 (COP17) provides a critical opportunity for the city to demonstrate its environmental approach through the COP17-CMP 7 Greening Programme, which aims to minimise the environmental impact of the event,” says Dr [...]
See the future of SA design as CPUT Design students celebrate distinct SA styles
Visit the Cape Quarter Design Now! exhibition running from 27 October – 5 November and see what happens when you brief second year Cape Peninsula University of Technology design students on highlighting South Africa’s unique design styles from Boere-Baroque and Shack-Chic to South African Eco-designs. Visit an exhibition of the top twenty design themed chairs [...]
Retail themes reflect consumer trends at Cape Quarter Design Now!
With a global recession shifting consumer behaviour away from spending for the sake of it, retail has needed to transform itself to appeal to a new kind of shopper. Today’s consumer experiences retail as a sensory journey, an ethical investigation and an interaction with design. Design Now! is a week long programme of design [...]
Design Now! Explores art and creativity through re-invented retail
Following on the success of its inaugural Design Now! event, the Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village will celebrate its anniversary with a week of design-inspired exhibits, pop-up galleries, events and themed installations from 27th October to the 5th November 2011. In a coup for the lifestyle destination, leading interior stylist, Tracy Lynch, has curated the event; [...]
Energy in the Built environment
South Africa will be hosting the seventeenth Conference Of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17) and the 7th Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP 7) in Durban this December. The Sustainable Energy Seminar will act as a build up event for Cop17 and CMP 7. [...]
Latest Issue - May/June 2012
In This Issue:
- The Alexander Forbes head office campus by Paragon Architects
- The New Jerusalem Children’s Home by 4D+A Architects
- The Quarterdeck by CHT Architects
- The 2012 Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
- Paragon Architects profile
