Tag: building
Makoko Floating School: a model of Nigerian cutting edge design
Nigerian Kunle Adeyemi's floating school in Makoko, Lagos, has received widespread international appeal and won the acclaimed architect several awards.
Building a nation takes time, Zuma tells SA
The meaning of heritage
Heritage means different things to different people. But for all, it seems to be inextricably linked to national pride, culture, tradition and the past. Now, as Heritage Month draws to a close, the National Heritage Council wants South Africans to help define the concept.
• Ubuntu is about relationships
Heritage agency charts new course
The South African Heritage Resources Agency is leading the field with its ground-breaking Sahris system, an online portal for research and management of the country’s heritage.
• Trekker site gets heritage status
Government, business in R300m housing project
Top green rating for South African building
Mobile telecommunications company Vodacom has set a new record by claiming the most prestigious accolade in the green building industry.
• Green buildings now the law in SA
Funding ‘vital to tackling climate change’
Soweto building on award shortlist
The Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto in Johannesburg’s south-west, could become the second South African building to be named World Building of the Year, after making the shortlist for the award.
• Reviving sport in SA schools
Sustainable building on the rise in South Africa
South Africa's building industry has taken another step forward building, with construction of the country's first house built almost entirely from renewable materials nearing completion.
• SA shines at 2010 SEED Awards
