Award Entries: Critical Dialogue
Africa Rising
Design Indaba-Interactive Africa-SA
For 22 years the Design Indaba Conference has brought the best creative minds to Cape Town. Our website is another way we celebrate creatives 365 days of the year. With the Africa Rising book, co-edited with Gestalten, we wanted to celebrate creativity, design and new talent on the continent.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
156
Fórum de Arquitectura
CEICA-Angola
“Fórum de Arquitectura” (which means Architecture Forum) is an annual event that takes place in October, in the historical heart of the city of Luanda, where it is located at the Lusíada University of Angola.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
1073
Visual Assessment as a Research Tool for Solving Spatial Problems in Khutsong Section Informal Settlement
University of Pretoria-SA
A visual research methodology was applied to investigate in-situ informal settlements 'retrofitting' that is user-specific, site-specific, micro-scale, affordable, smart, light and scalable infrastructures that enable, support and strengthen the growth of existing micro-scale socio-economic activities: creating/cultivating an enabling architecture/platform for already occurring ‘events’ and ‘everyday’ rituals in the informal settlement.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
20
Cave Manifesto
Cave Ltd-Kenya
The Cave as a geological structure and space is ingrained in our prehistoric consciousness, it influences the way we perceive and define the world around us. Humanity’s early experience of inside and outside, the nave, the light well, shafts, chambers, echoes, among many other architectural experiences and features can be directly connected to our ancestor’s encounter with caves and associated networks across the ages.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
30
Africa Now
Design Indaba-Interactive Africa-SA
Design Indaba actively surveys the African continent to curate the latest and best creative talent. Our team of journalists travels across the African continent to bring you what is hot right now. Africa. Now. unearth innovations, both high and low tech, made by design professionals, artisans, engineers, architects and laymen.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
16
Restauration du Patrimoine Architectural en Tant Que Ressource Touristique et de Développement Socio-Economique
Etudiant-Ivory Coast
la restauration du patrimoine culturel de chaque pays donnent une impulsion au développement socio-économique de ces régions. Elle contribue à renforcer l'économie, améliorer la qualité de vie de la population et un sentiment d'appartenance à un acquis de classe mondiale reconnue,générer des revenus dans la construction de l'infrastructure touristique.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
12
Placemaking - An Urban Design Methodology
Derek Thomas Architect and Environmental Planner-SA
Rapid urbanisation in Africa and the move to the cities has been at the expense of the urban social space, including residential neighbourhoods, often due to non-engagement with end-users. This book presents a method of engagement that evaluates and synthesises the preferences of urban dwellers with the planning specialist’s expertise.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
2
The Journey of Design and Critical Dialogue. Securing the Presence of Urban Livelihoods.
Richard Dobson Architect-SA
Asiye eTafuleni figuratively means «Let’s negotiate» as a proactive invitation to urban decision makers to engage informal workers in critical dialogue about inclusive urban design. The Project is the process of inclusive design utilising participatory methodologies, exemplified by the case study of the redevelopment of the Bovine Head Cooks’ facility.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
171
Lessons of Informality : Book and Movie Series
Felix Heisel and Bisrat Kifle-Ethiopia
We initiated the documentary _Spaces to record aspects of informality, following a strong belief that the informal sector offers important lessons about architecture and its social role. Public discussion of the series and its topic led to this book, providing expert opinions on potentials of informality for formal city planning.
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People's Choice Total Votes:
1682