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Architecture Building an Icon Architecture October 21, 2025 Building an Icon Johan Wentzel and Grete Van As, co-founders and principal architects at W Design Architecture Studio, talk about how Spanish architect Alberto Campo Baeza’s concept of the built idea, as realised in his De Blas House near Madrid, has influenced their work. Full Article
Architecture Building an Icon Architecture August 26, 2025 Building an Icon Annemie van den Heever, principal at Hours Clear Architects, talks about the ways in which American architect Paul Rudolph’s modernist masterpiece Milam Residence influenced her work. Full Article
Architecture Building An Icon: Houghton Jumu’ah Mosque Architecture March 12, 2025 Building An Icon: Houghton Jumu’ah Mosque Kate Otten, the founding architect of Kate Otten Architects, talks about the Houghton Jumu’ah Mosque by Muhammad Mayet Architects + Urban Designers and Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil. Full Article
Architecture Building an Icon: House Hanson and Denstone Court Architecture February 5, 2025 Building an Icon: House Hanson and Denstone Court Kevin Fellingham, principal architect at Kevin Fellingham Architects, and a former lecturer at Cambridge University, UCT and the School of Explorative Architecture, talks about House Hanson and Denstone Court, built in 1937/38. Full Article
Architecture Building an Icon: 2024 Round-up Architecture December 4, 2024 Building an Icon: 2024 Round-up Through our unique Building an Icon series we celebrate classic South African buildings by exploring their rich (and sometimes controversial) histories. This year a handful of South Africa’s top architects talked to us about the local architectural landmarks they find fascinating. Full Article
Architecture Building an Icon: Rowan Lane Houses Architecture November 20, 2024 Building an Icon: Rowan Lane Houses As part of our ongoing series, principal architect at Open City, Bettina Woodward, talks to us about the Rowan Lane Houses – one of which she’s fortunate enough to call home. Full Article
Architecture Building an Icon: Ansteys Building Architecture July 3, 2024 Building an Icon: Ansteys Building Join architect Brian McKechnie on a journey through 1930s Johannesburg as we continue our series on South Africa’s most iconic buildings. This time we visit an Art Deco jewel – the Ansteys Building. Full Article
