Construction will soon start on the first affordable housing development in upmarket Umhlanga near Durban. The Mews, comprised of 477 sectional title units, will also be the first development in the province of KwaZulu-Natal financed by International Housing Solutions, the global private equity funder of affordable housing, which has to date financed projects with a [...]
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Nazareth House building gets a renewed lease on life
Perched above the Durban city centre and Indian Ocean, the leafy suburb of Berea features an eclectic mix of architectural styles that hint at the colonial days of old. Amongst the various Victorian, Edwardian, Art Deco and Modern architectural gems stands a 117 year old building that up until recently was known as Nazareth House. [...]
TAL opens new production plant in Durban
TAL has expanded its footprint with a new production plant in Durban, which launched on 1 September this year in Springfield Park, central Durban. As the leading tile adhesive manufacturing company in South Africa and part of Norcros SA, TAL boasts established production plants in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and now has a truly [...]
Food & Trees for Africa
As Africa played host to the world for COP17 in Durban at the end of 2011, the message that our actions and our impact on the planet have reached unsustainable proportions couldn’t be more important. Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) continues to realise 21 years of sustainable development through greening, climate change action, [...]
Repurpose | Architect Africa film screenings at COP17
eThekwini Municipality and the Architects’ Collective will host a series of film screenings from 1-9 December alongside the Repurpose: Architecture in Public Spaces exhibition. The screenings are part of the events surrounding the United Nations seventeenth Conference of Parties, which runs from 28 November to the 9 December 2011 in Durban, South Africa. Ten [...]
Durban turns up the entertainment & event volume for COP17
To make all the people of Durban feel part of the action during the two week period of the COP17-CMP7 conference, a bold and innovative programme jam-packed with exciting events, loads of entertainment and a host of activities, is taking place during the two weeks of the event…the largest Durban has ever hosted. The [...]
Counting down to COP17/CMP7 – Durban is ready!
“The planning is over and we are in the final stages of implementation,” said eThekwini Mayor, Councillor James Nxumalo, at the media briefing held in Durban today, with 10 days to go to the opening of the biggest conference ever held on the African continent, COP17/CMP7. “We are in the process of meeting all the [...]
Decorex Joburg
Upcoming event: Decorex Joburg 8th – 12th August 2012 Gallagher Convention Centre For more information, visit www.decorex.co.za
Decorex Cape Town
Upcoming event: Decorex Cape Town 26th – 29th April 2012 CTICC For more information, visit www.decorex.co.za
Decorex Durban
Upcoming event: Decorex Durban 21st – 25th March 2012 Durban Exhibition Centre For more information, visit www.decorex.co.za
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
