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 [...]
On the back of the recent recession, and the on-going EuroZone crisis, international retailers are looking to new markets for increased growth and profits. A number of significant international brands have eluded South Africa up until now, but - perhaps due to the proven resilience of the country's retail sector - a number have recently [...]
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, [...]
MoDILA - the Museum of Design, Innovation, Leadership and Art - is the brainchild of Mokena Makeka, who has become a prominent Capetonian architect. He is perhaps best known for his firm's (Makeka Design Lab) work on the redeveloped Cape Town Station and the winning design behind the new Cape Town International Convention Centre expansion. [...]
Within 6 to 8 weeks, construction could begin on a new hospital that will be operated by NetCare - the Chris Barnard Hospital Complex. The new hospital - designed by Dennis Fabian Berman architects - will be located on the foreshore of the Cape Town central business district. It will be built on a site [...]
Media Quarters - or 47 Somerset Road - is a commercial property currently in the midst of a major redevelopment that will completely change the face of a key block in the suburb of Green Point, Cape Town. The property - which was arguably one of Green Point's last remaining eyesores up until now - will [...]
Sandton is abuzz with new developments. Galetti have collated these into a list of future plans for new developments that are proposed and under construction. 1) Sandton International Finance Centre. Designed by TPS.P Architects. Will rise to a potential height on 65 storeys, at which it would claim the title of being South Africa – [...]
Galetti has compiled a list of interesting new commercial property developments planned, proposed, under construction or cancelled for the city of Cape Town. 1) Portside. 32 storeys. Designed by DHK Architects, with Louis Karol Architects acting as assistant architects. Currently under construction, but still undergoing design. Final design elements have yet to be decided, but [...]
South Africa is somewhat of a shopper’s paradise to the mall lover. Considering the country’s modest population of approximately 50 million people, it boasts a comparatively high number of large malls. The Council of South African Shopping Centres defines a large mall as having a Gross Lettable Allowance (GLA) of over 30 000 square metres. [...]
