Design Designs of the Year 2015: The Ocean Cleanup Project Design April 14, 2015 Designs of the Year 2015: The Ocean Cleanup Project Twenty-year-old Dutch student Boyan Slat’s project The Ocean Cleanup seeks to rid the ocean of 70 million kilograms of plastic rubbish in the next 10 years. Full Article
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 This is the house that Xoma wanted Architecture June 4, 2014 This is the house that Xoma wanted Inspired by our Greenovation issue, we visited the Light House low-cost housing solution in Hout Bay and a thought-provoking conversation about how co-design can help shift the traditional role of saviour and victim in the rollout of housing ensued. Full Article
Design It’s GREENovation with VISI this winter Design May 19, 2014 It’s GREENovation with VISI this winter Sustainable chic is the order of the day in VISI magazine’s new GREENOVATION issue, now on shelves. Full Article
Architecture Thinking inside the box 10: Designworkshop:SA Architecture March 19, 2014 Thinking inside the box 10: Designworkshop:SA Designworkshop:SA shows that the possibilities presented by the container are almost endless and can completely transform the dynamic of city living. Full Article
Architecture Thinking inside the box 3: Earthworld Architects Architecture March 3, 2014 Thinking inside the box 3: Earthworld Architects The issue of sufficient innercity accommodation is still an unresolved dilemma. By using existing buildings combined with containers, Earthworld Architects has come up with an answer. Full Article
Architecture Block party in Jozi Architecture February 25, 2014 Block party in Jozi The Johannesburg skyline’s newest addition is an apartment block made of shipping containers balanced on an old silo building! The eye-popping architectural development in Newtown has been customised as affordable student housing. Full Article
Architecture Thinking inside the box 2: Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens Architecture February 24, 2014 Thinking inside the box 2: Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens Containa ® by Silvio Rech and Lesley Carstens is a digital game for those who want to design their own homes, or for architects seeking design solutions. Never before has the planning of architectural spaces been so easy — or so much fun. Full Article
