The nascent Fourth Industrial and information revolution will affect South African architecture “quite markedly” and architecture is uniquely placed to add value says […]
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Three consortiums of six firms have been selected to develop Rublyovo-Arkhangelskoye, a “smart city” in the western suburb of Moscow. […]
Thomas Schmidheiny, LafargeHolcim‘s largest shareholder and a driving force behind the merger that created the world’s largest cement maker, will step down from […]
The Stortemelk Hydropower Project recently received the 2017 Award for Architecture from the South African Institute of Architects for the […]
Two South African buildings have been shortlisted for the international Arcaid Architectural Photography Awards 2017- one of the world's foremost photographic prizes. And Johannesburg's infamous but iconic Ponte Tower is one of them.
Living in a shipping container in the middle of the desert might not sound like everybody’s idea of fun, but […]
The PPC Imaginarium Awards are aimed at rewarding innovative concepts and prototypes that use PPC concrete in the creative disciplines […]
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Aurecon voted among top five best partners globally[/caption]Aurecon was highly ranked for the third year running in the 2017 annual World Architecture 100 (WA100) survey of the world’s leading architectural practices, and again voted one of the global top five ‘Best Partners’ in both the ‘Service engineers’ and ‘Structural engineers’ categories.
Seven Awarded and four Commended projects in the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation were announced in Cape Town on 27 October.
Seven Awarded and four Commended projects in the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation were announced in Cape Town on 27 October.
The second day of the African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo, has seen industry experts, leaders, students – and those with a […]
Concrete.TV recently did a Skype Interview with Thierry Bogaert, CEO of Bogaert Architecture in France and pioneer of industrial architecture. […]
Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born architect who was responsible for a string of landmark buildings around the world, has died at […]
Hennie Botes, CEO of Moladi Construction and Dr. Amira Osman, Associate Professor of Architecture from the University of Johannesburg, feature amongst the all-star […]
Aurecon was again ranked one of the global top five ‘Best Partners’ in both the ‘Service Engineers’ and ‘Structural Engineers’ categories In the 2016 annual
The African Construction and Totally Concrete Expo provides a unique gateway into doing construction business across the continent’s high growth […]
November 19th : Entries are now open for the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture + Innovation. The bi-annual awards […]
Colour pigments are becoming increasingly popular across a broad spectrum of products in the built environment where colour is required […]
The 2nd annual Totally Concrete East Africa attracted over 400 participants this year and was rated as an excellent networking […]
ArchitectureZA 2015 (AZA2015), attended by over 500 delegates, was officially opened by President of the Gauteng Institute for Architecture (GIfA) and architectat PPC, […]
Art in the City, by Paris-based Moreau Kusunoki, has won the Helsinki Guggenheim architecture competition (Credit: Moreau Kusunoki Architectes / […]
Pilosio provided an exceptional solution for casting the hollow circular columns on the construction sitefor the St. Anna and St. […]
Concrete.TV spoke to Daniel van der Merwe about what he calls “the third revolution of the construction industry”. He predicts […]
The Free State Institute of Architects (FSIA) is a SACAP accredited voluntary association and non-profit member organization for architects. They […]
Civil Engineers at Queen’s University Belfast have developed the world’s longest ‘flat pack’ arch bridge. Based on the ‘FlexiArch’ system, […]
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Aurecon is aiming for a Green Star South Africa (SA) rating for a new R88-million green office building that will […]
Dubai construction company Middle East Development will begin work on what will be Africa's tallest tower in June.
Paragon Architects say South African multinational chemicals group Sasol’s new corporate office at 2 Katherine Street, Sandton, has been designed […]
The Department of Public Works (DPW), in partnership with the Construction Education and Training Authority (Ceta), have awarded forty matriculants […]
The government of Kenya through the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development is planning to put up 300,000 houses […]
No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan’s Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular […]
No visit to Rome is complete without a visit to the Pantheon, Trajan’s Markets, the Colosseum, or the other spectacular […]
The roof of COBE’s diamond-shaped building will be made up of vertical concrete fins enclosed in glass. Danish firm COBE […]
Builders Skanska and Loughborough University in the UK have signed a collaboration agreement to develop the use of 3D concrete […]
Along the coastal route from Gordon’s Bay in the Western Cape is the beautiful and peaceful Rooi Els, and amidst […]
The Concrete Society of Southern Africa reports that 36 nominations have been made for the 2015 Fulton Awards, which, if […]
The South African Institute of Architects, a national representative body serving the interests of architects and architectural firms successfully hosted […]
The South African government has been ranked 35th out of this year’s top 500 global infrastructure owners, with its infrastructure […]
The prestigious bi-annual AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture was first introduced in 2009 and recognises outstanding achievement in sustainable architecture […]
An initial design for the stadium from the Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (LAVA) MH Engineering Plc has been awarded a […]
The Alexander Forbes Headquarters in Sandton, Johannesburg, designed by Paragon Architects and Paragon Interface, took top honours in the built […]
Dutch law now dictates that meat and fish markets must be covered for hygiene purposes. Rotterdam’s Markthal (Market Hall) has […]
By Adam Williams Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid has won the London Design Museum’s Design of the Year award for her […]
By Daniel van der Merwe, Architect, PPC Ltd The beginning of civilisation as we know it started with a series […]
The 2nd annual Cape Construction Expo, which took place 13 – 14 August 2014 at the CTICC in Cape Town, […]
Concrete.TV had an exclusive interview with Ethiopian architect, Fasil Gioroghis on how he in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut restored the […]
UIA 2014, held in Durban recently brought architects from around the world to debate their common concerns and interests – […]
ECODESIGN, an ecologically-minded architectural practice, recently completed a revitalization project for a heritage site in Mamre near Cape Town. They […]
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Senzo Mchunu has called on architects and stakeholders in the architectural fraternity to work with the provincial government […]
Given the recent and still pending regulatory changes and an evolution towards sustainable design, it is crucial for architects to […]
Opportunities abound in East Africa’s cement, concrete and construction industries! East Africa has in recent years seen exceptional growth in […]
Andy Horn, Architect & Founder of Eco design, claims that we have over-subscribed to concrete. He calls on the corporates […]
Mall of Egypt, the 160,000-m2 mega-mall being developed by Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) Properties in Cairo, is proceeding on track […]
Anyone visiting International Young Architects in Africa Competition winner Urko Sanchez’s offices in the plush Links Plaza, Nyali, would be […]
The Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia in Barcelona is working on a set of robots that will soon be […]
The 9th Saint-Gobain Gypsum International Trophy awards took place in Berlin, Germany on 6 June 2014. Cradlestone Mall was named […]
Following an international architecture competition, Skidmore Owings and Merril (SOM) has been given the nod to produce what will be […]
Last month, a new hotel opened at the Shard in London. Shangi-La at the Shard claims to be the tallest […]
For the sixth time, DETAIL together with BAU 2015, the world’s leading trade fair for architecture, materials and systems, is […]
In just under two months Durban will welcome ‘The World Cup of Architects’, when approximately 5000 delegates are expected to […]
Wood-Skin is an innovative form of wooden cladding that has been developed by an Italian startup in Milan. In a […]
LYT director, Abimbola Pariola discusses the company’s approach to architecture, clients and future projects, with a focus on technology to […]
