Keep your home warm this winter without compromising on style or your electricity bill. Shutters are able to control the perfect amount of light and temperature for those cold days creating no need for heaters. (more…)
![Jean-Pierre Desvaux De Marigny is the winner of the 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards for his entry, entitled ‘Design for [bio] diversity’, which explored the potential of architecture for ecological conservation.](https://www.leadingarchitecture.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/JP1-002-278x136.jpg)
Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards
Dirk Meyer, Corobrik’s Managing Director commented on the excellent standard of entries for this year’s awards. “Finalists have incorporated sustainable architecture with innovation, technology and creative building design in their entries for this year’s event. We are delighted that aesthetics, cost-effectiveness, durability, function and comfort have been incorporated in the regional finalists’ entries. If one […]
DULUX SA AND TRADE ALL AFRICA REPAINT THE PLANETARIUM DOME
Dulux South Africa and Trade All Africa recently partnered with the WITS Planetarium to ensure the best clarity of the astronomical content presented at the planetarium. (more…)
BATHROOM INSPIRATION WITH KOHLER AT DESIGN JOBURG
KOHLER constantly looks for opportunities to partner with designers to ignite the power of this world-class brand, boasting a heritage of over 143 years in innovative and leading edge design. Design Joburg, which took place from 12 to 14 May at the Sandton Convention Centre, was perfectly positioned as a platform for close and meaningful […]
ARCHICAD FOR ALL
Graphisoft SA is proud to announce ARCHICAD Pay-Per-Month. This unique BIM licence offering is a worldwide first affording architects, interior designers, landscape architects and town planners an easier way to adopt BIM workflow without a cash draining capital outlay cost or annual subscription plans. (more…)
‘TALKING ARCHITECTURE’ WITH GEORG VAN GASS AND PIET BOER OF GASS ARCHITECTURE STUDIO
What are your names and what do you do? We are Piet Boer and Georg van Gass and we create spaces for people. (more…)
COOL CAPITAL CATALOGUES SHOWCASED ON ANOTHER WORLD STAGE
Cool Capital was invited to exhibit the 2014 and 2016 Cool Capital catalogues at the Take Festival for Independent Art and Fashion Magazines in Vienna, Austria – an entirely alternative international exhibition with the focus of returning to print media. (more…)
CAESARSTONE RELEASES ENCHANTING NEW COLOURS
Caesarstone has added three enchanting new designs to their colour palette, inspired by the exquisite appearance of natural stone. The new colours feature a variety of intricate veins, bold colours and textures to suit a seemingly endless array of design possibilities. (more…)
BRUTALLY BRILLIANT!
Unlike Johannesburg architect, Thorsten Deckler, who feels that you can pretty much build anything with facebrick, many people over the decades have felt differently about utilitarian brick and concrete. This includes English poet, writer and broadcaster, Sir John Betjeman who wrote a 10-stanza poem, entitled Slough which called for the destruction of the English town […]
RESTORED ART DECO BLOCK IN VREDEHOEK
“The Adelphi”, a gracious art deco block in Vredehoek, Cape Town’s City Bowl, is currently being restored and updated to its former glory. “We have had extensive consultations with Heritage Western Cape, and in fact the design of The Adelphi has been in partnership with them,” says Pierre Steenkamp, Managing Partner of Bespoke Residences – […]
