The Southern Africa Stainless Steel Development Association (Sassda) has launched its prestigious Stainless Steel Awards for 2012. “We are proud to be hosting the awards again this year,” says Sassda’s new executive director, Bill Scurr. The revival of the awards, which were last held in 2008, signifies Sassda’s commitment to the industry and desire to [...]
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Dr Dieter Holm: Eskom eta Awards judge since inception in 1985
Since 1985, Eskom has been rewarding excellence in energy efficiency with their eta Awards. These prestigious awards recognise exceptional effort in the more efficient use of energy by businesses, industry and even individuals, encouraging people all over the country, in whatever capacity, to do their part in contributing to a “greener” world. The independent [...]
CMA adopts fresh approach to Awards for Excellence
Coinciding with its 40th anniversary celebrations, the Concrete Manufacturers Association (CMA) has announced that its 2012 Awards for Excellence competition will be run on an entirely new basis. Unlike in the past when the competition categories were product-based, this year the emphasis is on the core values and standards on which precast concrete products [...]
SESSA members continue to win at annual energy efficiency awards
SESSA member Dr Anthony Keen of Cape Town has been named – for the second time – as the winner of the Energy Savings in Households category at the 2011 eta Awards. A medical doctor, with no electrical engineering experience, Dr Keen and his family have strived, since 1984, to bring down their monthly [...]
The South African Interior Designer of the Year Awards 2011: Call for Entries
This year’s most prestigious interior design and decorating awards are underway! The Fabric Library brings The South African Interior Designer of the Year Award to you in association with House and Leisure and The South African Institute of the Interior Design Professions (IID). The aim of this prestigious awards programme is to recognise and reward [...]
Call for entries: 3rd International Holcim Awards
The 3rd International Holcim Awards competition offering a total of USD 2 million in prize money is open to: sustainable building and civil engineering works; landscape, urban design and infrastructure projects; and materials, products and construction technologies. The Awards are an initiative of the Swiss-based Holcim Foundation for Sustainable Construction.
The AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture winners
Koop Design’s Dalton Private Reserve in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands has won the top award at the AfriSam-SAIA Awards for Sustainable Architecture. The award was made at a ceremony at Turbine Hall in Newtown as part of AZA 2010, South Africa’s first architecture mega-event which has brought together leading-edge thinkers and multi-disciplinary practitioners from around the [...]
Announcement of Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Merit and Awards for Excellence
The Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Merit and Awards for Excellence 2010 were made at a ceremony at the City Hall in Johannesburg as part of AZA 2010, South Africa’s first architecture mega-event which has brought together leading-edge thinkers and multi-disciplinary practitioners from around the globe. The Aw! ards for Excellence programme is, since 1990, the highest [...]
The versatility of precast concrete
The role of the South African precast concrete industry continues to gain in scope and significance, a fact for which there is ample evidence in this year’s CMA Awards for Excellence competition. In this precursor to the awards, Leading Architecture showcases some of the favourites for top honours. Whatever the application, the 12th CMA Awards [...]
A holistic approach
Willem Steenkamp of the University of the Free State scooped the prestigious Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award for 2008 with his entry entitled ‘Creating a memorable place for the Herero culture’ Steenkamp was selected from a group of seven regional finalists at a function held at the Wanderer’s Club in March 2009. As [...]
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
