next-generation

Next Generation

Two architecture students recently got a boost to further their careers with the annual Architectural Design Scholarship Award Africa, from practice Boogertman + Partners.

Making Design Ideas Real

Johan Swart, Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, discusses whether practical ‘making’-experience should form a part of architectural curriculum. Through a recent collaborative workshop hosted by University of Pretoria’s Architecture Department and RAW Studios, Swart reflects on the benefits of such exposure.

Design Methodologies In Informal Settlements

TODAY MEGACITIES IN developing countries feature the world’s highest rates of population growth, which causes modernisation islands to stand next to largescale informal urban settlements. In these informal territories, a deep concentration of poverty and social problems co-exists with social and economic dynamics, creative initiatives and a sense of urbanity. Taking into account that currently… Read more »

A Landscape Approach To Architecture

THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS explore an approach to design where architecture is seen as landscape. The site is seen as the constant, the architecture is less permanent (in the greater scale of time), but the success of the relationship is determined by how well the architecture allows the user to enjoy the natural amenity offered by… Read more »

House Johannesdal, Pniel- Architecture In Place

WE ARE SO FAMILIAR with our natural landscape we tend to take for granted its variety and its raw uncovered magnificence – until we meet foreigners gasping at it.

House Johannesdal, Pniel – Architecture In Place

WE ARE SO FAMILIAR with our natural landscape we tend to take for granted its variety and its raw uncovered magnificence – until we meet foreigners gasping at it.