Cape Town named World Design Capital 2014
Dezeen Wire: Cape Town in South Africa has been named World Design Capital 2014 by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid). More about Cape Town named World Design Capital 2014
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Unknown Union by Rafael de Cárdenas
Designer Rafael de Cárdenas of New York created the interior of this Cape Town menswear store Unknown Union with shelving in clashing colours that fade into each other. More about Unknown Union by Rafael de Cárdenas
Story Vases by Front
Milan 2011: Swedish collective Front will present a series of vases that tell the stories of five women living in remote villages in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. More about Story Vases by Front
Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject
Canadian practice RUFproject have completed a football training centre in Soweto, South Africa, with wooden louvres wrapping the upper parts of the structure. More about Football Training Centre Soweto by RUFproject
Green Point Stadium by GMP Architekten
Here’s another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten (see our earlier stories here and here) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup starting this week in South Africa. More about Green Point Stadium by GMP Architekten
Moses Mabhida Stadium by GMP Architekten
Here's another stadium designed by German studio GMP Architekten (see our earlier story) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup starting next week. More about Moses Mabhida Stadium by GMP Architekten
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium by GMP Architekten
Here's one of three stadiums designed by German studio GMP Architekten for the 2010 FIFA World Cup that begins in South Africa next week. More about Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium by GMP Architekten
Soccer City by Boogertman Urban Edge + Partners and Populous
Soccer City in Johannesburg, reconstructed by architects Boogertman Urban Edge + Partners and global sports architecture firm Populous, will host the final of the FIFA World Cup, which starts next month. More about Soccer City by Boogertman Urban Edge + Partners and Populous
Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4
Design Indaba 08: here's a new set of photos showing progress on the first sand-bag house being built at Freedom Park in Cape Town, South Africa. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA architects 4
Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 3
Design Indaba 08: continuing our series of stories about the 10x10 Housing Project in Cape Town, South Africa, here are the latest photos showing progress constructing the first sand-bag house. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 3
Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 2
Design Indaba 08: the first sand-bag house designed by Cape Town architects MMA is taking shape (see earlier post). More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects 2
Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects
Design Indaba 08: Cape Town architects MMA have started work on a pilot project of ten affordable houses built using a sand-bag construction system. More about Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects