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Western Cape construction industry outlook for 2019
© Ivan Kruk – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>As we head into a new year, there are a number of factors which are likely to impact the amount of work on offer in our region and the resultant...
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Plastics pipes bodies warn against substandard pipe use in important...
The Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has added its voice to the Plastics Pipe Institute's (PPI) warning about substandard high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipes that do...
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Moriyuki Ochiai Architects creates red latticework on ceiling of Japan...
Tokyo-based architecture studio Moriyuki Ochiai Architects has completed the interior of a Japan restaurant by hanging red sticks and wooden planes from the ceiling of the building that create a deep...
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Construction starts on SU's Biomedical Research Institute
SU's new BMRI</span>Construction of a R1bn new state-of-the-art research facility based at Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) commenced with a sod-turning...
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AECOM names Adriaan Vorster as new director for architecture in Africa
Adriaan Vorster has been appointed AECOM's director for architecture in Africa. Vorster is a professional architect with 19 years' experience, including a decade at a strategic, managerial, and...
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dhk completes 12,000m Battery Park in Cape Town
Architecture and urban design firm dhk has completed Battery Park, a 12,000m2 urban park situated at a key entranceway to the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Developed as the nucleus of a larger urban...
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How VR, AR tech in architecture allows for a better understanding of design...
As virtual reality (VR) technology in architecture evolves to the point where multiple people can partake in the same VR session, either in the design process itself, or when used to present a building...
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SA's dam levels continue to drop
© Javier Tuana – [[www.123rf.com 123RF.com]]</span>The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on water consumers to intensify their water conservation efforts to save the country from a...
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NMU's Riaan Huiskens takes regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the...
As a regional winner of the 32nd Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award, Riaan Huiskens will represent Nelson Mandela University at the final competition to be held on the 8 May. Huiskens was...
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UNU report compares technologies that remove arsenic from groundwater
Recently released by United Nations University's Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health, a new study compares for the first time the effectiveness and costs of many different...
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Steinbuild is now The Building Company
Steinhoff Doors and Building Materials (SteinBuild) has changed its name to The Building Company, effective as from 28 January 2019. The name change was approved by its board and parent company, Pepkor...
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OMA completes first phase of Beijing museum with 'wrinkled geometry'
OMA has completed the first phase of the refurbishment of UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, one of China's oldest private museums, re-positioning the centre in the 798 Art District in Beijing.Read...
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Wits regional Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award winner announced
Jason Ngibuini from the University of Witwatersrand is a regional winner in the 32nd Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Award, taking the top prize of R10,000. Second place and a prize of...
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Green buildings must do more to fix our climate emergency
After more than three decades of talk about the potential of building green, we've still failed to change the way we design and construct buildings so that the built environment stops being a dominant...
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SONA 2019: Road closures
To accommodate the State of the Nation Address (SONA) and the opening of Parliament on Thursday, 7 February 2019, several roads will be closed in and around the Cape Town CBD. There will also be a...
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Henning Larsen Architects to transform Opéra Bastille in Paris
Danish architecture firm Henning Larsen Architects has unveiled its designs for the expansion and transformation of the French Opéra Bastille, the largest opera house in Paris.Read more... | Send to a...
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SAPPMA issues call for papers ahead of PIPES XII Conference
Image source: [[www.pixabay.com]]</span>The Southern African Plastic Pipes Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) has issued an invitation to professionals interested in presenting at its PIPES XII...
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Oppenheim Architecture completes water purification plant in Swiss forest
Miami, New York and Basel-based practice Oppenheim Architecture has completed a water purification plant in a protected Swiss forest in Muttenz. Commissioned by OAD Europe to design the city's new...
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Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?
Despite the large impact mines have on the environment, mining is a significant contributor to the local economy from both a financial and employment perspective - with an estimated worth of R20.3tn -...
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City fails to publish water quality tests for two years
Cape Town's scenic beaches, which are a draw card for tourists, are occasionally contaminated by bacteria from faeces, at levels which pose a risk to human health. The city claims this is due to...
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