Women in Architecture, in partnership with the South African Institute Architects (SAIA KZN), earlier this month hosted its ‘The future is not female… It is intersectional’ workshop. The event was hosted by Corobrik at its head office in Avoca, Durban. L-R: Kate Otten, vice president of SAIA and founder of Kate Otten Architects; Karuni Naidoo,…
The construction sector is in dire straits. Due to slow economic growth many constructions companies are under immense pressure which includes retrenchments and possible business closure. In addition, the frustration is compounded by surrounding rural communities that often work for local construction companies. Janine Espin, managing director at Economic Development Solutions When a new project…
Johannesburg-based architecture firm Nicholas Plewman Architects has built a small holiday lodge in Ruaha National Park, Iringa, Tanzania called Jabali Ridge Lodge. All images © Stevie Mann Situated on a high rocky ridge, the structure offers undisturbed views of the park. Emerging from the raw landscape, it is made of a permeable timber structure that…
Desirè Paterson, assistant to the executive director of the Master Builders Association Western Cape (MBAWC) In order to turn this around, a definite change is needed to uplift and grow these sectors by opening opportunities via transformation amongst other initiatives. Promise of transformation “It may seem like an over simplification, but we believe in the…
If all goes according to plan, French home improvement retailer Leroy Merlin, which opened its first South African store in September last year, will have invested R1 billion into its SA operations by the start of 2020. The company is opening its second store in Little Falls at the end of August 2019 – the…
Image source: Gallo/Getty In an interview with journalist Thomas Friedman, Google executive Eric Teller argues that humanity’s 21st century challenge is to become as good at shaping the positive impacts of technologies as we are at inventing the technologies in the first place. Teller says the problem is that the political, economic, legal, organisational and…
The newly launched Engineering School of Specialisation in Katlehong is set to address the skills shortage and unemployment through public-private partnership. Launched on Tuesday, 20 August, by Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, the school focuses on manufacturing, transport and logistics. The school is strategically situated in the Eastern Economic Development corridor, where the major industries…
For its first foray into Africa, WeWork selected 173 Oxford Road in Rosebank, also known as The Link, developed by Redefine Properties, and designed by Paragon Architects, part of the Paragon Group, occupying six floors of the 15-storey building, taking up almost 10,000m2 of space. Design-and-build specialist the Trend Group was awarded the contract to…
Belgrade-based architecture firm ARCVS has won a competition to design a multifunctional bridge which will span over the River Danube in Novi Sad, Serbia. Images via ARCVS The Elbow Shadow Bridge spans 200m at a width of 6m and will function as both a hotel and office building as well as a pedestrian walkway. The…
Gender equality remains a particularly persistent issue in the male-dominated construction industry. In order to change the narrative, programmes that empower female employees, assisting them to grow and flourish, are vital, according to Liphu January and Karmany Govender, junior site agents at GVK-Siya Zama. L-R: Liphu January and Karmany Govender, junior site agents at GVK-Siya…