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Friday VISI Voices: Death in Tokyo

A Surreal Tokyo: Robert Silke on Bathhouses & the Demise of Nakagin Tower

Architecture December 6, 2024

Friday VISI Voices: Death in Tokyo

Weaving together Surrealism, Modernism, bathing and the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower, architect Robert Silke tells the story of a trip to Tokyo.

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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.

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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.

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Stellenbosch Marvel: A Family’s Homage to Mid-Century Design

The owners and architect dubbed it “Sunset House” because of the way it opens up completely to the garden and captures the beautiful sunsets. The landscaping and interior colour scheme were both inspired by the colours of the sunset sky.

Architecture May 29, 2024

Stellenbosch Marvel: A Family’s Homage to Mid-Century Design

Reprising lessons from local and international Modernist masterpieces, this home creates a unique sense of place in the winelands sun.

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Twice as Nice: Classic Pretoria Apartments from 1973

The planting enhances the development’s suburban feel.

Architecture May 22, 2024

Twice as Nice: Classic Pretoria Apartments from 1973

A smart revamp of classic 1973 Pretoria apartments shows how cool high-density living can actually be.

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Building an Icon: Dombeya

Architecture May 15, 2024

Building an Icon: Dombeya

Veld Architects’ Gillian Holl was recently introduced to the architectural wonders of Dombeya, built by artist Alexis Preller, when she was called on by its new owners to help restore some of the buildings. She takes us through the story of the almost-mythical complex – and the two men who conjured it.

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Thinking Space

Architecture May 29, 2023

Thinking Space

The new building for the Hasso Platner D-School Afrika at UCT is both a product of design thinking and a space to facilitate it.

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The Influencers’ Influences: Gillian Holl

Gillian Holl – Gillian’s own residence on Lanseria’s Monaghan Farm is wrapped in stacking glass doors, making the bucolic view one with the interior

Architecture May 2, 2023

The Influencers’ Influences: Gillian Holl

Ever wondered who inspired our current generation of architects? For Gillian Holl, the founder of Veld Architects, the pure form of Le Corbusier’s Ronchamp Chapel and the monumentality of Gaudí’s Sagrada Família have both informed her sustainability-centred approach to design.

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