Awards 2015 - Entries
Our inaugural awards show saw an unprecedented volume and variety of entries. 38 entries attracted 8 896 votes in the online Peoples Choice Awards and the website attracted over 10 000 unique visitors in the 6 month period of the awards promotion within South Africa.
Judges evaluated work on:
- Habitat – the configuration of architectural space within the Social Gain definition. Innovation in architectural design. Evidence of user satisfaction of occupier.
- Craft of architecture – the innovative exploration of materials and technique in the construction of the project
- Possibilities for the evolution of public architecture – An opportunity to contribute toward knowledge in the field; to mould public space and influence decision makers.
- Quality of visual and written submission – The quality and the imagination of the submission forms and important part of the communication process.
Home away from Home – School at Mamelodi
06/07/2016
"A hungry child cannot digest their education" Grand D. Fairley. Meetse-A-Bophelo Primary School is about 3600m² and designed to accommodate 1200 pupils. It comprises of 30 classrooms, an Admin block, Media Centre and a Nutrition Centre.
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Nursery in La Pañoleta
07/07/2016
The construction of a nursery in this area tries to solve an historical lack of such services. The location of the building in a development area, next to a marginal zone, becomes an important point of the project.
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New Durban Central Library Exhibition & Research Hub
05/07/2016
New Durban Central City (NDCC) Library – gathering and sharing information for social benefit.
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Klapmuts School
08/07/2016
More than designing a school for some 1 280 learners we wanted the facility to be a place of community learning, a place where everybody in the community is welcome to learn and to make use of the library and computer resources.
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The Matrix School
02/07/2016
The Matrix School is for students from Grade 1 to Matric. Under one roof students are able to express their unique learning abilities through a range of innovative learning spaces.
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Outreach Foundation Community Centre
02/07/2016
A new building for the Hillbrow-based NGO Outreach foundation, housing a computer centre, dance studio, meeting rooms and a rooftop amphitheatre.
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