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2019 Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year announced
Nelson Mandela University's Riaan Huiskens has been named the overall winner of the 32nd Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards.Read more... | Send to a friend
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The profane and the sacred: why luxury firms rushed to support Notre-Dame
The April 2019 fire at the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral came as an immense shock to the people of France, as well as throughout Europe and in countries across the world.Read more... | Send to a friend
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Construction activity forecast to grow across Sub-Saharan Africa
Despite a number of significant risk factors that threaten to limit economic growth in the region, Mace's latest Market View for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reports that construction activity is forecast...
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Winning architecture team to design first decarbonised district of France...
The winning project has been announced for the "Inventing Bruneseau" competition organised by the City of Paris and the SEMAPA. The winning team, including Adjaye Associates, Buzzo Spinelli...
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2018/2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards finalists announced
The finalists in the this year's African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards have been announced, with the gala dinner set for Wednesday, 15 May, forming part of the African Utility Week and...
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2019 Retail Design and Development Awards open for entries
Entries are now open for this year's South African Council of Shopping Centres' (SACSC) Retail Design and Development Awards 2019. SACSC is calling on shopping centre developers, owners and retailers...
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Neighbouring building plans ruining your scenery? What the ConCourt has to say
On 19 February 2019, the Constitutional Court handed down its judgment in the consolidated matters of Trustees of the Simcha Trust v Da Cruz and Others and City of Cape Town v Da Cruz and Others...
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Massive pollution in Durban sea as waste treatment facility fails
Bathing, surfing and fishing have been banned in Durban due to raw sewage flowing into the water. Hundreds of thousands of litres of raw sewage are flowing into the port every hour.Read more... | Send...
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Herzog & De Meuron's controversial Triangle Tower gets approval
Herzog & de Meuron's controversial Triangle Tower in Paris has been approved by the Administrative Court of Paris. The 41-storey tower, located in the Porte de Versailles site in in Paris' 15th...
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2019 RICS Summit Africa speaker lineup finalised
Lynette Ntuli, founding director and CEO of Innate Investment Solutions, and TC Chetty, RICS country manager for SA</span>The 2019 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Summit Africa...
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Phase one of Sandton Gate development on track
Joint developers of the Sandton Gate precinct Abland and Tiber have confirmed that they are on track to complete phase one of the mixed-use development. The first phase will include 15,500m² commercial...
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Sanitation innovation - a key to Africa's development strategy
The demographic dividend, new production revolution, shifting wealth patterns, accelerated urban transition and climate change and the green economy are the megatrends that will influence this...
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Desalination plant ends contract with City of Cape Town
Quality Filtration Systems (QFS), the V&A Waterfront desalination plant owner, has terminated its water supply contract with the City of Cape Town and will pursue legal action. The city was...
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Gift of the Givers pulls out of Makhanda
Disaster relief organisation Gift of the Givers unexpectedly announced on Wednesday, 15 May, its immediate withdrawal from Makana Municipality, where Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) is located.Read...
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AI SpaceFactory wins NASA's 3D Printing Habitat Challenge Competition
AI SpaceFactory, a multi-planetary architectural and technology design agency, has won the first prize in NASA's 3D Printing Habitat Challenge Competition. The team was awarded with a $500,000 prize by...
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With engagement and education, reusing wastewater can become the norm
When it comes to developing technological solutions to the world's problems, social processes matter as much as the scientific ones. Wastewater reuse projects in various parts of the globe provide a...
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All the 2019 African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards winners
Ethiopia's former state minister in the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy Wondimu Tekle Sigo was among the winners at the annual African Power, Energy & Water Industry Awards held in Cape...
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How Japan's renewables-powered Olympics could kick off a global race for...
Rendering of Japan's 2020 Olympic stadium. Source: Renewable Energy World</span>Japan is aiming to host the first Olympic Games powered solely by renewable sources. If successful, this could help...
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#AfricaMonth: Changing the face of wireless power solutions
WiPo Wireless Power, a young dynamic startup that provides wireless power solutions for drone and other industrial equipment, was selected as one of the startups to take part in the #Africa4Future...
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Water security research expenditure not reflecting scarcity reality
Researchers at the African Utility Week and PowerGen Africa conference and exhibition in Cape Town last week raised concerns over decreased expenditure on water security research amidst serious drought...
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