News
SA architects not welcome in Nigeria?
In a recent interview with in a leading Nigerian newspaper, the President of the Association of Consulting Architects of Nigeria decried the influx of foreign architecture.Read more…
SACAP updates professional fees guideline
The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) has announced that the annual update of the Professional Fees Guideline issued in terms of section 34(2) of the Architectural Profession Act No 44 of 2000 has been gazetted Read more…
Competition authority plans to target building industry
Construction is one of four priority industries earmarked by the Competition Commission, which has targeted sectors that have the greatest impact on the poor. The commission has been concerned about high levels of concentration in the construction sector, and the possibilities this offered for bid rigging. Read more…
Wood Foundation lobbies for timber houses
The timber and forestry industry has established a Wood Foundation to lobby the government to dramatically change the construction of its housing by using wood instead of bricks and mortar in a bid to lower SA’s carbon emissions footprint. Read more…
World construction industry optimistic about 2011
Engineering and construction companies worldwide are optimistic about the prospects for 2011, according to a KPMG survey. Read more…
Projects
Modern eco retreat keeps Its cool at the Sahara’s edge
Dar Hi is a recently completed eco hotel located on a hill on the edge of the Sahara Desert in Tunisia. The modern project borrows from local traditions and materials to create an environmentally-sensitive retreat.
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Europe’s tallest building by Renzo Piano tops out in London
The Shard in London topped out its central core last week, becoming the UK's tallest building.
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Going Green
Go green with Business Day and Nedbank
Businesses that don’t act to minimise their effect on the environment face a number of risks. Managing these risks effectively can produce cost savings and new products, create sustainable markets and community goodwill, and enhance your reputation.
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Green Building Council launches Multi Unit Residential rating tool
During December the Green Building Council launched a pilot version of the Green Star SA Multi Unit Residential rating tool
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Publications/Websites
DESIGN>MAGAZINE focuses on architectural excellence
The 18th edition of DESIGN>MAGAZINE is dedicated to design excellence – specifically in the field of architecture. The edition features 16 articles spanning 236 pages, including in-depth reportage on all category winners of the World Architecture Festival 2010 and a post-event report on Architecture.ZA2010 – South Africa’s first architecture mega-event. In addition, there are eight articles that focus on the work and philosophies of South African-based architectural practices, ranging from small to large. You can view the magazine online (highly recommended) or you can download a PDF (right-click, save link).
www.spaceinvading.com
This simple new site provides great images of built work and projects. Check it out.
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The City of Burning Man, Nevada
Planetizen's Nate Berg posits that Burning Man, the yearly freak festival in the Nevada desert, has become "a highly planned, intricately organized and fully functioning city" of 50,000 people. Berg presents the piece as a journal, his record of his visit to Burning Man last year. After arriving late at night, he wakes to find a 160-block city laid out around him:
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