Sterland Mall, located in Pretoria’s central business district, is undergoing a R24 million revamp to create more space for trading and to update its existing interior and exterior designs. The project is unique in that the original building was built in 1964 and the same structure is still standing today with updated features and [...]
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The V&A Waterfront launches South Africa’s first sustainable luxury residential development
If the thought of waking up to the sound of seagulls and water lapping gently against boats is to your liking, then look no further than the exclusive new No. 2 Silo development, the V&A Waterfront’s first new residential offering in over a decade. Set on the water’s edge in the historical Grain [...]
Creating a culture of environmental excellence within South Africa’s building industry
EcoStandard, the first South African Eco label for products in the building and construction industry, aims to be the trusted certification body for the setting of environmental standards of excellence when rating a product, manufacturer and/ or service provider within our local building sector. Currently there are no locally originated assessment tools available; hence the [...]
Exceptional performance from Mapei chemical anchor
With their strongly customer orientated focus and emphasis on technical service, Mapei South Africa, local subsidiary of the international Mapei Group, is rapidly setting new performance benchmarks for speciality building chemicals in the construction industry, not only in South Africa but also in nearby territories. The recently introduced Mapefix chemical anchors are styrene-free, two [...]
Lafarge South Africa announces new brand positioning
Today, 20 May 2013, Lafarge South Africa has announced the repositioning of the international Lafarge Group’s global master brand to reflect the increasing shift to urbanisation taking place throughout the world. The new brand signature ‘Building better cities’ pledges Lafarge’s commitment to help create sustainable cities and rural developments that are desirable environments for all [...]
New president of KZN Institute for Architecture is inducted
Kevin Bingham of FGG Architects in Durban was inducted as president of the KwaZulu-Natal Institute for Architecture (KZNIA) at the KZNSA Gallery in Glenwood on May 16, 2013. He was congratulated by outgoing president, Durban City Architect Nina Saunders, who said that she was comforted to be leaving the organisation in good hands and [...]
Geberit to host Open Day in Johannesburg and Cape Town
Geberit Southern African invites all their customers and partners to their Open Days in Johannesburg and Cape Town. Whether you are a retailer, architect, designer, plumber or installer – the open days are dedicated to you, where Geberit will be showcasing their new Logistics and Training Centres. Pop in or book an appointment to see [...]
It’s been a big week at Graphisoft SA!
They have this week reached 100,000+ unique hits on its blog. They would like to thank all their followers and supporters and hope to keep bringing you many more good posts and news bulletins! You can visit the blog here: http://archicadsa.org/
Architects visit German Parent Company
GROHE South Africa recently sent a group of architects and designers to Germany to visit the GROHE factory in Hemer, the Red Dot Design Museum as well as listen to an inspiring presentation given by award-winning Senior Vice President of Design for GROHE, Paul Flowers. During the visit to the Hemer Technology Centre, the [...]
Boogertman + Partners Expands this Leading Brand into Africa
Prominent South African based architectural firm Boogertman + Partners Architects has recently established an office in Kenya. The decision to open an office in Kenya is to provide this expanding and growing International market with the design skills and technical expertise that is synonymous with Boogertman + Partners Architects. Headed up by Johann de Wet [...]
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