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Cape Town to get 'green' office tower The Cape Town city skyline will soon feature a stunning new addition in the form of the impressive new Portside Building - a 4 green-star rated skyscraper being built as a joint initiative between FirstRand Bank and Old Mutual.
Designed jointly by DHK and Louis Carol Architects.
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Greener building techniques gain traction in South Africa The green building industry in South Africa is showing signs of maturation, with increasing numbers of architects, engineers and product suppliers showing interest in the sector, not only to discover more about it and understand it, but seeking ways in which to successfully implement and create greener buildings.Read more »
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Designer Stephen Falcke helps redecorate Monaco's royal palace One of South Africa's top interior designers has been commissioned to give Monaco's royal palace an overhaul. Stephen Falcke's involvement in redecorating the palace comes just over a month after the wedding between former South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock and Prince
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Design Indaba's "Your Street Challenge" for designers As part of the celebrations of Cape Town being shortlisted for World Design Capital 2014, the 'Your Street Challenge', launched by Design Indaba, offers designers the ideal opportunity to start thinking about how design can be used to transform lives, right here in your city, in your street.
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Plascon paints its colour trends for the year ahead The much anticipated Plascon 2012 Colour Forecast will today be revealed at Decorex to members of the décor and design trade. The forecast is endorsed by the International Colour Authority (ICA) London and compiled by Anne Roselt, international colour forecaster and Colour Manager for Plascon.
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Decorex was a colourful affair Textiles, colour, local design and trends were the highlight of Decorex this year, which emphasized a colourful, vibrant and very modern Afropolitan style. Exhibitors at this year’s Decorex Joburg opted for smaller stands rather than miss the City’s largest annual trade and consumer exhibition of interior design, decor and finishes.
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The protea inspires Sandton city architects Architects working on the Sandton City refurbishment have looked to the protea for inspiration. Florals have long been a mainstay of fashion - witness the wry comment by Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada, who dismissed a suggestion by an underling with the line: "Florals? For Spring? Groundbreaking ..."
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