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Transforming the city through design
No longer just comprising architects or qualified designers, the rise of trans-disciplinary companies or collectives will include a wide range of skills and experience... read


Architecture & Design
Decorex 2016 focuses on indigenous design
Decorex 2016 will this year celebrate the spirit of Africa with Trend Pods designed to mark the turning point in Africa's design identity... read
Thomas Chapman: Welcoming change in the "ugly" city

Jamie Matroos

Founder of Local Studio, Thomas Chapman has directed his efforts towards social change through clever architecture in Johannesburg... read
African Design Centre fellowship programme to open in September
Based in Kigali, the African Design Centre has launched a two-year fellowship programme to train the creative leaders who will design a more sustainable Africa... read
Building Materials & Equipment
Dutch designer creates flexible wood for furniture range

Kate Walker

Designer Carolien Laro contradicts the notion of wood as a rigid material with her springy wooden furniture... read
Tributes flow in for Plate Glass founder

Mark Allix

Tributes are pouring in for Bertie Lubner, who with his brother Ronnie turned a small family business into a building materials giant - Plate Glass... read
Construction & Engineering
GVK-Siya Zama oversees maintenance of Castle of Good Hope
Specialists in the construction, renovation and recycling of buildings, GVK-Siya Zama, are currently busy with repairs and maintenance to the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. read
Four tips on BIM for construction, infrastructure managers

Kenny Ingram

It's here and it's changing everything: building information modelling (BIM) is a digital revolution transforming the competitive landscape of the construction industry... read
Property Development
R75m refurbishment for Premier Hotel Sani Pass
Located in the Mkomazana Valley in the southern Drakensburg, Premier Hotel Sani Pass is due to undergo a full refurbishment that's estimated to conclude on 1 December 2016... read
Sustainable Development
Finance leaders discuss robust global green finance mechanisms
The Paulson Institute in America and the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking recently convened a half-day symposium of global finance leaders and experts to discuss recommendations for the development of robust global green finance mechanisms and markets... read
Increase of households in formal dwellings
The number of households living in formal dwellings across the country has increased between 2002 and 2014, Stats SA Statistician-General Pali Lehohla said on Wednesday, 20 April... read
Business
#HappinessMatters: How's your thinking environment?

Sindy Peters

Trisha Lord believes her life's purpose is to help others implement generative thinking across their relationships... read
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