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Johannesburg Heritage Foundation

A two-part edited version of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation’s response to the City of Johannesburg’s Transformation and Spatial Planning Department process regarding the review and update of the Spatial Development Framework 2040.

A Tribute To The Life Of Errol Pieters

Friend, colleague, mentor and inspiration. 5 April 1951–18 April 2020.

Beyond Continuity And Contrast: Part 1 New Architecture In Historical Contexts

Wilkinson Architects’ additions to St. Mary’s DSG, Pretoria provide insight into how an architect can design within historical contexts.

Architectural Alchemy

The work of Jaco Booyens (1969–), an observer of nature and materials.

Top Honours For Ntsika Architects

Johannesburg-based Ntsika Architects received a World Architecture Forum Master Prize in 2019.

Construction Expo Readies For A Breakthrough

Since the highs before the 2010 Soccer World Cup, the construction sector in South Africa and on the African continent has yet to see an industry boom.

Staying True To The Essential

The strong design signature of Michael Lumby of L+L Architects.

A Voyage Of Discovery

A Journey with the Architects of the World provides a unique and inside perspective on the architectural profession across the world.

The SAIA Award Winners

Introducing the four most recent winners of the SAIA Awards.

Complex Simplex

The small and simple-looking house at 146 Waterkant Street, Cape Town is surprisingly complex in its detailing.

Branching Out

Different materials and traditional and modern techniques were carefully combined for optimal effect in House Paarman Treehouse.

Issues Relating To University Planning And Design

While this article is inspired by the work of the association of Louw and Dewar on four major educational institutions in South Africa, it is part of a series which intends to generate broader discussion on the topic.

A Volatile Year

The curtain came down on a very volatile year on all fronts.

EPA On Exhibit

A review of the 29th Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture Exhibition.

Open Letter To Students Of Colour

I am writing to you, from a place of empathy, because of a deep concern for you and the future of our discipline.

Distribution

ARCH SA Distribution: All members of the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) Members of the South African Council of Architectural Professionals (SACAP) Major role–players within the property development and construction industries All architectural universities, distributed to final year architectural students Members of the Institute of Interior Design (IID) CNA, Exclusive Books and other news… Read more »

Of Land And Legacy

Remembering the late Professor Emeritus Gilbert Herbert, an architect whose award-winning creative and academic output spanned decades and continents.

Dreaming Big

A review of an authoritative book on the 27th Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture, and a call for a fuller record of the occasion and its surrounding events.

Inspired Leadership In Architecture

To achieve any architectural form requires leadership.

Rock Cool

At the Beaufort West Hillside Clinic, smart use of strategically placed rock stores reduce the pressure on the building’s heating and cooling system.