Architecture Ready, steady, go green! Architecture June 5, 2014 Ready, steady, go green! It’s World Environment Day today and we’re tuning into the eco-friendly vibes of Cape Town’s Ngewana family who were selected by the Green Building Council of South Africa to be retrofitted for the My Green Home Challenge. Full Article
Architecture Governmental architectural Architecture May 8, 2013 Governmental architectural The striking Human Settlements Contact Centre in Manenberg, home to 80% of the Cape’s famous minstrel troupes, is proof that government buildings can be safe, beautiful, inviting, interactive and green without those hostile security fences. Full Article
Design Bartering is back Design April 22, 2013 Bartering is back Collaborative consumption — the shift in consumer values from owning things to accessing them — is one of Time magazine’s “10 Ideas That Will Change the World”. We talk to Lauren Wallet who runs A Good Exchange in Durban, based on this concept. Full Article