A high-level panel featuring President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan, Prime Minister Josai Vorege Bainimarama of Fiji, and Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed of Yemen recently shared ideas on innovation in cities in front of a packed audience at the first UN-Habitat Assembly. Executive director of UN-Habitat Maimunah Mohd…
Bangkok-based architecture firm Department of Architecture Co. has completed this tiny hotel wrapped by a shimmering facade, referencing Thailand’s local culture. Image © W Workspace Company Limited Called Little Shelter Hotel, the 890m2 hotel is located in Chiang Mai where its old cityscape and vernacular architecture are characterised by wooden structures with shingle pitched roofs.…
Every day we make observations to inform our decisions – whether it is taking your loved one’s temperature to establish if they have a fever or checking your fuel gauge or range on your vehicle’s display. It provides us with the comfort of knowing and decision-making information. In 1954, Peter Drucker coined the now well-known…
Architect Chris Collaris and i29 interior architects have completed a tiny holiday home in the middle of nature in Vinkeveen, Netherlands. Called Tiny Holiday Home, the house sits on a 55m2 area with a minimum footprint. The compact home is built for a family of four, including a living room, a kitchen/dining room, a patio,…
Hatfield Square mixed-use student accommodation in Pretoria was designed by the Paragon Group for owners and developers Respublica and Redefine. Catering for 2,200 students in a variety of unit types, Respublica Student Living manages the development. It extends over 51,000m2 (excluding basement levels), with 3,500m2 of retail space and a mix of restaurants and line…
Leveraging on almost two decades of experience in South Africa, and a presence in a further six African countries, networked key and equipment management solutions company Traka Africa announces an acceleration in their growth strategy. It plans to open new operations or expand more widely in five southern African countries, as well as into East…
The GE Africa Innovation Centre (GEAIC) in Melrose Estate, Johannesburg has received top sustainability accreditation from both South Africa and the US, thanks for a collaboration between architecture and interior architecture specialist Paragon Group, and integrated infrastructure delivery company AECOM. Not only has the GEAIC clinched a Green Star Interior rating from the Green Building…
Growthpoint Properties’ 144 Oxford Road development in Rosebank, Johannesburg is Paragon Group’s largest project at present, consisting of 35,000m2 of premium-grade office space. Developed to capitalise on the demand for P-grade office space in the central Rosebank precinct, which currently exceeds that of nearby Sandton and Melrose, the project has been refined over an eight-year…
Design studio ARRCC, specialising in interior architecture, interior design and décor, will feature in the 23rd volume of the Andrew Martin Interior Design Review. To date, ARRCC have been nominated five times for the Interior Designer of the Year Awards. As Antoni Associates, ARRCC was featured in two volumes, including volume 15 and 17. Since…
The Lisbon Architecture Triennale has joined forces with the Garagem Sul – CCB to promote, for the first time, an international open call to select a commissioner for a new architecture conference programme taking place in Lisbon between 2020 and 2022. All images courtesy of Lisbon Architecture Triennale Architects, critics, and curators are invited, as…