2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Award shortlist revealedThe shortlisted entries for the 2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Award have been announced. Awarded and commended projects will be announced virtually on Thursday, 10 June. Established in 2009, entries are submitted in four categories:
Immediate past president of SAIA Dr Luyanda Mpahlwa Director of DesignSpaceAfrica and immediate past president of SAIA Dr Luyanda Mpahlwa says the 2019/2020 award attracted a record number of entries. “While I participated in this round of the AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Design Award as an adjudicator and convenor for the first time, I have followed the event over the years and observed how the quality has improved and the number of entries has increased every year. “What makes the competition so exciting are the different categories, which ensure richness and variety of entries. While the awards have an ‘architecture and building bias’, there are increasingly more submissions that demonstrate social impact, especially community-based projects, which brings a refreshing dynamic to sustainability being beyond buildings,” he adds. “All in all, this was a successful and inspiring round of awards in terms of quality, variety and innovation. I do believe the award can benefit from another layer of public profiling so that the award objectives are not only limited to awarding great projects but, ultimately, to changing the mindset of society towards sustainable and innovative thinking and thereby promoting new ways of thinking in all the sectors. “Importantly, more work needs to be done to encourage broader industry, the economy and universities to produce designers, researchers and practitioners who have a higher sensibility towards sustainability and innovation,” adds Mpahlwa. 2019/2020 AfriSam-SAIA Sustainable Award shortlist:Category A: Sustainable New Building or the Conservation and Restoration of an Existing One
Category B: Practice-based Action and Research Work in the Field of Sustainability and the Built Environment
Category C: Sustainable Product or Technology
Category D: Sustainable Social Programmes
Click https://www.sustainabledesign.co.za/2019-2020-awards/ here for more information on the awards. |