Increasing global temperatures have spurred on industries to look for useful solutions to mitigate the problem. The world of landscape architecture is part of this movement, with architects and students working on concepts to counteract expanding urbanisation and address the issue of global warming. One such individual is Stuart Kelly, a landscape architect who recently […]
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![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.jpg "JP1-(002)")
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 […]
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 […]
UCT COROBRIK ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR FINALIST
Christie van Niekerk, Corobrik Western Cape General Manager presented prizes to architectural students of University of Cape Town on the 15th March 2017. The regional winner of R8 500 was Kenneth Main, with Michèle de Villiers receiving the R6 500 second prize and Kayla Brown taking home the third prize of R4 500. The prize […]
UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG WINNER OF THE REGIONAL COROBRIK ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Innovation is the standout quality that differentiates design resolutions and helps define architecture as special and appreciated by one’s peers. Innovation in sync with context provides the delight factor permitting architectural design to compete comfortably on the world stage. Technical skill, the ability to create memorable form that draws one in while treading softly on […]
PRETORIA REGIONAL WINNER OF COROBRIK ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS
A heritage portal created on the ruins of Westfort, a fort originally protecting the west of Pretoria, wins the University of Pretoria regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year award. (more…)
REGIONAL WINNER OF COROBRIK ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU-NATAL
Innovative thinking is the mark of a fine architect and it will take innovation to meet the architectural challenges of the future. The many aspects which make up fine design include the principles of sustainability, appropriate built cost and attractive lifecycle costs, technical skill and an appreciation of the social context of a structure in […]
COROBRIK ARCHITECTURAL STUDENT OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Sustainable building demands architectural design that aims to minimise negative environmental impacts through efficiency and balance in the use of materials, energy and development space. It is a mindful approach to energy and ecological conservation in the creation of the built environment. (more…)
COROBRIK AT SOL PLAATJE UNIVERSITY
A range of Corobrik’s face brick and pavers were selected for the iconic development of the new Sol Plaatje University integrated into the inner-city fabric of Kimberley in the Northern Cape. (more…)
NEW 3D VISUALISER FOR BRICK FINISHES
A new 3D Visualiser has been launched by Corobrik which will enable architects and specifiers to generate an accurate visual impression on their own computers of how a particular face brick would look on one of the existing designs. (more…)
