Nashua Mobile and Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA) are building on their existing greening partnership by collaborating to improve the lives of residents in the Lawley area, south of Johannesburg. The two organisations will be working together to plant 1 500 trees for the community between 14-16 May, with a further 60 trees [...]
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Optima Kitchens celebrates 20 years of ‘difference in design’
The foundation of this Johannesburg-based family business is infused with a clear understanding of design and a passion for the heart of the home. “Being sensitive to the client’s needs and listening attentively to create a solution is what Optima is all about,” says Stefan Marais, marketing manager at Optima Kitchens. At the core of [...]
Vinyl flooring installed at the world’s best retirement development
Polyflor SA is proud to announce the successful completion of an 820 m₂ installation of Luxury Vinyl Sheeting at the internationally acclaimed Waterfall Hills Mature Lifestyle Community, situated between Sunninghill and Kyalami, Johannesburg. Century Property Developments, winner of the CNBC International Property Awards for the Best International Property Development in 2009 and 2011, selected [...]
Engen’s recycling initiative launches in JHB and Pretoria
After successfully rolling out to 12 Engen service stations in Cape Town, Engen with partners Woolworths and Nampak have now launched the next phase. This month, a total of 23 new recycling units were placed at Engen sites in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Over the next six months, an additional 40 recycling units will be placed [...]
Precast hollow-core flooring – all set for substantial growth
Precast hollow-core flooring – all set for substantial growth The local demand for precast hollow-core flooring and load-bearing structures looks set for substantial growth. This message was brought home in October when over 200 delegates comprising mainly of consulting engineers, architects, and other professional classes, attended three hollow-core flooring seminars in Johannesburg, Port Elizabeth and [...]
Vodacom achieves South Africa’s first 6-star Green Star SA rated building
Vodacom, and its parent company Vodafone, have broken new ground in South Africa by achieving the first ever 6-star Green Star SA rating for the Vodafone Innovation Centre building in Midrand, Johannesburg. This is the first time that a South African building has achieved this rating. The Vodafone Innovation Centre will be carbon [...]
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
Confirmed International Speaker for Conversations on Architecture
Trends are part and parcel of any design discipline. Yet, lasting design needs to go beyond the trendy. Rather than dwelling on the fads and the fashions of the day, speakers at the highly regarded Conversations on Architecture one-day seminars probe the Zeitgeist of our era, debate new directions in architecture and design and challenge [...]
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
