Architecture The Chemistry of Creativity Architecture February 29, 2012 The Chemistry of Creativity I can picture it: pale, androgynous lab technicians bent over microscopes in the clinical white cubicles, a mad scientist frenetically scribbling formulas on the glass dividers with elaborate experiments bubbling in the background… but… Full Article
Architecture Concrete jungle Architecture February 22, 2012 Concrete jungle As cities sprawl, the available area for parks, forests, and green belts is proportionally reduced. The Vertical Forest proposes a unique and breathtaking solution to the scarcity of foliage in the city, constructing a tower block bursting with trees. Full Article
Architecture Celebrating difference Architecture February 9, 2012 Celebrating difference Historically, asylums were based in unrecognizable buildings, hidden from society – but no longer, thanks to an architecture competition held by the Neuropsychiatric Centre Our Lady of Carmen, in Zaragoza, Spain. Full Article
Architecture AfriSam-SAIA awards open for entry Architecture February 8, 2012 AfriSam-SAIA awards open for entry Concrete is, after water, the second most used product on the planet. This building material has established a reputation as the foundation of economic development and is in high demand by society for use in various infrastructural developments. Full Article
Architecture Worth the wait Architecture January 23, 2012 Worth the wait We were surprised to hear that, until recently, the Icelandic metropolis of Reykjavik was unable to host large-scale cultural events due to the lack of a suitable building. This recently changed… Full Article
Architecture Red die Werdmuller-sentrum Architecture January 23, 2012 Red die Werdmuller-sentrum Die Werdmuller-sentrum in Claremont het in 2007 in die kollig beland ná ’n voorstel om dié eiesoortige voorbeeld van Le Corbusier-Modernisme te sloop. Full Article
Architecture The incredible lightness of being Architecture January 23, 2012 The incredible lightness of being We featured Gavin Rooke’s Stand 47 — a prototype house for super green, super stylish living built on Monaghan Farm north of Johannesburg — in our May/June 2014 GREENOVATION issue of VISI. Here is Gavin’s own house at Monaghan Farm. Full Article
Architecture Open-door policy Architecture January 20, 2012 Open-door policy Although both Adèle Naudé Santos and Antonio de Souza Santos both teach and practise abroad, they left behind a little-known architectural legacy in Cape Town. VISI’s Managing Editor, Alma Viviers, got to explore five of these accomplished buildings on th Full Article
