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The Architect – An Endangered Species?

The professional architect, in South Africa today, is facing the most trying times since at least the advent of democracy in 1994.

Remembering Gerald Gordon

A tribute to a veteran architect whose creativity and desire to solve housing problems made major contributions to the theory and practice of architecture.

Monuments Of Transformation

The world is challenged by whether people of different races, customs, religions and philosophical traditions should live together as the citizens of the same nation.

Spatial Art

A look at a striking concrete sculpture feature at the entrance to a Constantia home.

The Language Of The Built Environment

A review of a new English-Zulu glossary of historical architectural terms.

One To Watch

Meet the recipient of the 30th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year award, Jean-Pierre Desvaux De Marigny from the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

World Architecture Day

The first Monday of October each year has been set aside as World Architecture Day, when the International Union of Architects (UIA) calls for the world’s population to be reminded of its collective responsibility for the future of the human habitat.

One Of The Unknown Other

A black woman architect responds to two columns on architectural representation and Afrocentricity published in recent issues of ASA.

Herbert Prins − His Life’s Work

This brief biography reveals why Prins received one of SAIA’s prestigious Life Membership Awards.

Lens On The Mother City

An important, if one-sided, study on the history of architectural ideas as expressed in Cape Town.

Farm Cottage Restoration

A Kougaberg farm cottage was recently restored, quite cleverly, using materials found on the farm. This has resulted in a structure that blends in perfectly with its environment.

What Lies Beneath

The new pathway through the archaeological excavation site of the Wonderwerk Cave shows a deep sensitivity to the wonders that surround it.

138 Jan Smuts

For years, this section of Jan Smuts lacked identity despite its prominent location. Potentially, this bend holds important urban significance. It also forms part of Rosebank’s Keyes Art Mile, where people accumulate every first Thursday for exhibition openings.

Port Elizabeth Opera House: An Architecture of Synthesis

Change in architecture is inevitable. Buildings are seen to adapt to new cultural values and, through history and heritage, to embody a strong sense of place and time.

Julian Arnold Elliott

Paul Elliot, a Cape Town architect, shares with readers the life and times of his father, a renowned South African architect, who designed many exquisite structures such as the glass house at the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens and the Life Sciences Building at the University of the Witwatersrand, for which he received an award.

Reflections on A Human Rights Crisis

The design project described here received top honours in November 2015 at the 19 Million Project in Rome, along with two journalism submissions. These three endeavours will be developed into the European refugee installation.

A Note From SAIA: A Focus on Stakeholders

SAIA CEO Obert Chakarisa gives his input on member concerns and encourages both academic and professional initiatives from the architectural community.

Debating the Role of Architecture in SA

Marianne de Klerk reflects on the debate surrounding architecture’s role in South Africa. The debate was written when South Africans were still reeling after the racist comments were made by real-estate agent Penny Sparrow – igniting heated exchanges on social media.

Vision of a Future African City

Architectural students were challenged ­to imagine an African Future City in the annual Murray & Roberts Des Baker Competition.

Radical Pedagogies: Global Education and Upheaval

Ilze Wolff takes the opportunity to discuss the Radical Pedagogies project with Beatriz Colomina – a highly acclaimed architectural theorist and professor at Princeton University. Colomina recently presented her work at the annual Architecture ZA conference in Johannesburg.