On the 25th May 2012, the brand new Soweto Theatre will open its doors for business. The theatre, located along Bolani Road in Jabulani, has been a few years in the making. Announced in 2007, it is a Legacy Project of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Designed by Afritects, it has an iconic African feel, [...]
The recently-announced 'Centurion Symbio City Project' proposal is an extremely ambitious, yet exciting prospect. Should it go ahead, it will finally result in the toppling of the long-reigning Carlton Centre in the Johannesburg CBD as the tallest tower in Africa. The three towers - almost futuristic looking - were designed by 126Group Architects. The tallest [...]
Recent media reports have informed the public of the fact that the City of Cape Town intends on paying R106 million for a site that will house the future CTICC expansion (Cape Town International Convention Centre). The site in question is situated in front of the Naspers building on Cape Town’s inner-city foreshore, directly across [...]
The owners of the Village Walk shopping centre in Sandton - namely Metropolitan Life and Abacus Asset Management - have big plans in store for it. In anticipation of redevelopment work commencing at the end of last year, the owners evicted almost all tenants that occupied that existing ageing building on site. However, supposedly due [...]
Additions to the Parliamentary complex in Cape Town have been proposed for some time. Conceptual renders and drawings of the new developments have recently come to light, however. Designed by DesignSpace Africa Architects, the proposed buildings are certainly unique, and unlike anything else the Mother City has seen before. Consisting of a three-storey domed structure and a [...]
The skyscraper phenomenon has hit the world by storm, with supertall after supertall rising in the likes of Dubai. Other cities are desperately trying to catch up and build ever higher. As of 2011, over 602 buildings exceeding the 200 metre mark were in existence across the planet. After the skyscraper boom of the 1970's, [...]
The proposed Smart Living Eco Centre will form a part of the popular Green Point Urban Park precinct in the suburb of Green Point, Cape Town. Jointly-designed by Louis Karol and POINT Architects, who have both worked on the award-winning Cape Town Stadium, the Eco Centre will act as a hub for all things green [...]
The redevelopment of office space and more at 70 Prestwich Street in the popular Cape Town suburb of Green Point is nearing completion. Office Space Redevelopment: Work has been under way since mid-2011, during which workers have completely gutted the interior of the property with the aim of developing an office building with the "best [...]
Centre Point shopping centre in Milnerton, Cape Town, will soon be the target of a massive redevelopment scheme that will add retail space and completely alter the face of the suburb's premier retail centre. Retail Space Construction of the redevelopment is expected to commence this year, and should all go to plan, it will be [...]
Plans for the development of retail space and more at the Bellville Velodrome precinct in Tygervalley, Cape Town, may finally be coming to fruition. The developers plan to commence construction in the last quarter of this year. With a phased approach to development, the project - to be named 'The Galleria' - will take approximately [...]
