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New Initiative! Design Debate

'HOME-GROWN' OR 'IMPORTED'?
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Architects and architectural students! Sign-up on DesignMind, SA's network of design professionals and stand a chance to win an iPod sponsored by Autodesk!
 
If you sign-up on DesignMind anytime between Monday 16th February and Wednesday 18th February, not only do you stand the chance to win an iPod, but also thanks to the sponsorship of Autodesk you'll get a free membership to DesignMind - SA's only on-line network of design professionals. DesignMind gives you the tools to create and manage a profile that will be seen by the industry - and the functionality to interact with the network, source products and services and connect to industry trends, issues and opinion.
 
Once signed in, please RSVP via the OpenThinkBox™ event prompt located on the main page. Be sure to bring along a print-out of your profile page with you to the Design Debate event and hand it in at the DesignMind on-line station. Or register at profile at the event Only submitted profiles qualify so be sure to get one either way.
 
The winner will be announced via DesignMind on Thursday 19 February, so keep signing in to see whether you are the lucky new-iPod owner!
 
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Architecture finds itself in an era of accountability - not least of which is the issue and demands of sustainability. Not just green buildings and environmental protection - we must also consider the sustainability of our heritage, our culture, and our aesthetic landscape.

Debate topic: As architects take accountability for shaping the cities and environment of our future, do we a) look to home-grown responses, learning from our heritage… or do we b) import solutions, learning from the world?

Join us on the 18th February and participate in this significant debate.

The OpenThinkBox™ Design Debate event will include the OpenThinkBox™ Competition 2008 Awards Ceremony, and the briefing for the OpenThinkBox™ Competition 2009 - FirstFix. The OpenThinkBox™ Competition is an annual event initiated by Autodesk Revit® in 2006 to support African design. The competition that is open to professionals and students. Run in partnership with sharpCITY - an activist practice of young architects, the OpenThinkBox™ Competition includes former winners on the panel of judges - a model that takes it beyond 'just another competition'.

Our Panelists:

Home-grown
Aziz Tayob
Matthew Krouse
Andries Haasbroek
Zola Kgaka

Imported Eric Noir
Karen Eicker
Karabo Pitsoe
Henning Rasmuss
 

Click here to sign up now
Please RSVP by 12 February 2009
 

CPD SAIA 09-01 OpenThinkBox™ Design Debate 2009. The South African Institute of
Architects has assessed and validated this category one CPD Activity.
The activity carries 0,15 CPD credits.

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