Given the challenges that Covid-19 brought to the hospitality industry, it has had to adapt to ensure its survival. Now with domestic travel slowly returning, the question is: What are the specific challenges that are shaping the 'new normal'?
A new study has revealed the extent to which Covid-19 has transformed the way that FTSE 250 companies will use workspaces in the future...
Issued by GO Content Lab 20 Apr 2021
Developed by Rabie Property Group and designed by dhk Architects, the recently completed Sable Corner is a four-storey commercial development is situated in the Bridgeways Precinct in Century City, Cape Town...
Being in nature has benefits for people as studies have shown. There's ample evidence that experiences of nature have positive physical and psychological outcomes...
Michelle Cocks and Charlie Shackleton 25 Mar 2021
2019 was the hottest year on record, not only in South Africa, but across the globe. Impacts of this are severe...
Liteboho Makhele 5 Feb 2021
Situated in the Portswood District of the V&A Waterfront, The Ridge has been awarded a 6-star Green Star Office Design rating...
Hawai for Tourism and Investment recently announced the launch of the Cairo Eye project in Egypt, the first observation wheel in Cairo...
The Lego Group has released its decorative Botanical Collection, comprising Flower Bouquet and Bonsai Tree sets for green-fingered or plant-loving adults looking for simple, mindful activities...
Kenya's capital city, Nairobi, used to be known as the "Green City in the Sun" for its lush environment. There have, however, recently been a lot of changes to Nairobi's land cover...
Delivering an opening keynote to the first United Nations Forum of Mayors earlier this month in Geneva, Switzerland, Norman Foster, founder and executive chairman of Foster + Partners, said the coronavirus pandemic will not change cities in the long term...
Blok's latest development, SIX ON N, is an innovative solution for those seeking a more agile, affordable investment. The 87-apartment development is located on the prestigious Norfolk Road in Sea Point...
Garden Day will be held on 11 October 2020. Compared to past years, this year's celebration of all things green will be held virtually given our current pandemic...
Turning the recovery from Covid-19 into an opportunity for cities to become more sustainable, resilient, and provide access to healthy foods for all...
Health crises are not new in Africa. The continent has grappled with infectious diseases on all levels, from local (such as malaria) to regional (Ebola) to global (Covid-19)...
Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, Ellis Adjei Adams & Michael Odei Erdiaw-Kwasie 21 Sep 2020
It has been 30 years since Nelson Mandela was released from prison and South Africa began to dismantle apartheid...
Zander Venter 31 Jul 2020
Companies are increasingly softening to the ideas of remote working and flexitime as the understanding of the importance of employee wellness on productivity starts gaining ground...
We are entering a new phase in the history of African architecture. A period defined by African architects who are moved by cultural nuances and societal needs...
Chris Malan 9 Jan 2020
New Story, a non-profit organisation offering pioneering solutions to end global homelessness, has announced that the world's first 3D-printed community is officially being built and it has revealed the first set of homes in Mexico...
According to the Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI) 2019, Durban is the greenest city in the world...
The two newest buildings in the OxGlen precinct, known as OxGlen Block 3 and Block 4, are targeting a four-star Green Star SA Office v1.1 Design rating...
Vacant rooftops across all major cities around the world are a dime a dozen. Their concrete surfaces aren't just a waste of space in a highly urbanised world, but also contribute to the heat island effect that afflicts these built-up areas. So why not farm on them?
Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019
Timberland has committed to planting 50 million trees by 2025, supporting multiple re-forestation initiatives around the world...
Rooftops covered with grass, vegetable gardens and lush foliage are now a common sight in many cities around the world...
Michael Hardman and Nick Davies 7 Oct 2019
Akure is one of Nigeria's emerging cities. Located within Ondo State in the country's south west, it's a settlement about 350kms from Lagos where roads meet from major towns such as Ilesa, Ondo, Owo and Ado-Ekiti...
Michael O. Alabi 30 Sep 2019
Foster + Partners, in partnership with Luye Medical and Cleveland Clinic, has released its design for a greenery-enhanced hospital in Shanghai, China's New Hong Qiao International Medical Center (IMC) campus...
Tendai Mtawarira isn't just one of South Africa's most talented rugby players, he's also a family man who embodies the core values of the Husqvarna brand - commitment, teamwork, family and support...
According to a new study of birdlife in South African cities, birds prefer wealthy areas to poorer ones but will move out if things get too cramped...
Technology and innovation transform the ways that we interact with governments, purchase products and manage our health and lives. This turmoil affects cities...
Sylvie Albert 30 Apr 2019
Winners of the Rise in the City international architecture competition for affordable housing in Maseru, Lesotho were announced earlier this month...
Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R) has won an international design competition for the new Hungarian Museum of Transport in Budapest, Hungary...
2019 is finally upon us and with the uncertainty surrounding Brexit, many are apprehensive about investing in the UK property market...
More and more people are buying into the trend of urban living, opting for central living with a range of amenities and minimal travel time...
Stefano Boeri Architetti has unveiled the design for Palazzo Verde in Antwerp's Nieuw Zuid district...
Most African countries have made strong progress in achieving major development goals in the last few years. Despite this much needed progress, the past decade has seen flooding damage or destroy much of this same infrastructure,..
Olalekan Adekola 3 Dec 2018
"More sustainable models of urban growth are urgently needed," said Hiroto Mitsugi, Food and Agriculture Organisation assistant director-general, Forestry Department at the opening of the first World Forum on Urban Forests...
"We love to play with models because you can create many variations or changes for what you want to reflect, but physical models are still important for us," said Jan Knikker...
Around 96 African elephants are poached for their ivory every day, that's one elephant every 15 minutes...
Sindy Peters 30 Aug 2018
Building something anew is relatively easier than modifying the old to the new. With existing buildings, you need to battle existing realities...
When Sudan the white rhino was put down by his carers earlier this year, it confirmed the extinction of one of the savannah's most iconic subspecies...
Elizabeth Boakes and David Redding 23 Jul 2018
Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is the second most congested city in the world. To reduce congestion, Nairobi County has proposed car-free Wednesdays and Saturdays in two of the busiest parts of the city...
Haneen Khreis and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen 10 Jul 2018
Six competing designs for the University College Dublin's future campus have been released...
Danish architectural firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects (SHL) has released images for the sustainable, new HQ of Solvay in Belgium...
Private Property data reveals that there is strong interest from buyers in suburbs across the city. Here are the most popular suburbs and the property prices in them...
Issued by Private Property South Africa 6 Jun 2018
Frank Gehry has released an updated version of plans for his new Ocean Avenue Tower in Santa Monica, California...
In late January 2018, Paris seemed to be drowning...
Dagmar Haase 19 Feb 2018
Deputy minister of environmental affairs Barbara Thomson has encouraged South Africans to get involved in protection and conservation of wetlands in the country...
Humans have built high-rises since ancient Roman times, but it wasn't until the 20th century that they became the default work space for a significant slice of the world's workers...
Danica-Lea Larcombe 11 Jan 2018
Nature is good for your health. Perhaps predictably, the world of technology is now offering technical solutions that seek to replace the need for authentic nature experiences...
Anne Cleary and Dave Kendal 1 Nov 2017
One in three bites of food that we eat relies on bee pollination...
Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017