by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 20, 2018 | Forum, News
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has been named the 2018 laureate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Charles Jencks Award. The prize is given in recognition of an individual’s exceptional contributions to the field of architecture, both in...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 20, 2018 | Forum, News
Zeitz MOCAA, the exciting and innovative Cape Town art gallery, is shortlisted for an award at the World Architecture Festival. This prestige festival annually selects a World Building of the Year. British architect Thomas Heatherwick restructured an old grain...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 20, 2018 | Forum, News
The Mexican architect Frida Escobado has created a unique, distinctive pavilion using off-the-shelf materials for the Serpentine pavilion in London this year. This is where one of the world’s leading architects is given a chance to create a structure as one of...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jun 7, 2018 | News
The Stellenbosch Heritage Inventory and Management plan is innovative and authoritative and a significant achievement for Stellenbosch. Heritage Western Cape endorsed it on 23 May 2018. The inventory is an overview inventory for Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and the...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jun 7, 2018 | News
Fabio Todeschini was a tireless explorer of landscapes. As lecturer and head of the University of Cape Town’s School of Architecture and Urban Design and as a consultant and activist, he encour-aged fellow workers, students and fellow human beings in general to...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jun 7, 2018 | News
Opposition to provincial road engineers’ plans for the R44 between Somerset West and Stellenbosch increases. At the same time, there is no indication that engineers will adapt their key assumptions and approach. The latest development is that a consortium of...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jun 7, 2018 | News
Each of the first three items in this newsletter resonates with an episode from Stellenbosch’s history that Fabio Todeschini would have recalled drily. As a prospective student in architecture and town planning in the 1950s, Fabio Todeschini had a glimpse of...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 31, 2018 | News
Extreme weather is not the reason behind disasters such as the catastrophic flooding following Hurricane Harvey that hit Houston in August 2017. The blame should rather go to poor urban planning. This is the opinion of disaster expert Ilan Kelman on Dezeen. According...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 31, 2018 | News
Two South American architects were awarded Architect of the Year Award and the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture in this year’s Women in Architecture Awards. The Capetonian Ilze Wolff of Wolff Architects was also on the shortlist for the Moira Gemmill...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 31, 2018 | News
South Africa is not the only country where monuments commemorating the past have led to public debates on the interpretation of history and the act of remembering. In an article in the New York Times, journalist Sabrina Tavernise tells of a visit to a Russian summer...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 31, 2018 | News
The French town of Saint-Malo is for many a typical European town rich with history and charm, with cobblestone streets, a fortress and medieval layout. During its tourist season the town’s average density is more than double that of cities like Tokyo and Vancouver,...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 31, 2018 | News
The Pritzker Prize for 2018 was, for the first time, awarded to an Indian architect, Balkrishna Doshi. According to the jury, Doshi has “an understanding and appreciation of the deep traditions of India’s architecture”. ArchDaily also reported the jury lauded...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | May 31, 2018 | News
ArchDaily created a list of interesting facts on Doshi: * Doshi’s office, Vastu Shilpa, created a list of “must-see” architecture sites in the city of Ahmedabad so that visitors to the office can see the city and understand the context in which Doshi creates his...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Jan 11, 2018 | News
‘n Plaasdorpshuis – Our brief was simple – create a home where you are constantly aware of the beautiful mountains surrounding us, the reason we gave up city life. Click here to read the full article.
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Oct 27, 2017 | News
People voted with their feet when the Municipality made a portion of Andringa Street more accessible to pedestrians during Transport Week. Pedestrian traffic was consistently good and, especially in the late afternoon and early evening, developed into an...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Oct 27, 2017 | News
Wolfred Damen and other ex-residents of Die Vlakte will share their recollections at a public tour of Die Vlakte on Saturday 18 November 2017 from 10:00 to 13:00. The tour is hosted by the Stellenbosch University Gallery. In April 2017, the previous tour, coincided...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 27, 2017 | News
The presence of Nieuwe Molen, the third wheat mill built in Stellenbosch, is being re-established at Meulplein near the Braak, thanks to a project undertaken by the Stellenbosch Arts Association and the municipality. Strijdom van der Merwe handled the design. Because...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 27, 2017 | News
Bicycle stands as outdoor sculpture is the theme of Stand, the latest exhibition of the Stellenbosch Outdoor Sculpture Trust. Works by Strijdom van der Merwe, Gerhard van Eck, Guy du Toit, Marne Viljoen and Jacques Buys is already on display. More artists will be...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 27, 2017 | News
The City of Cape Town’s latest Integrated Public Transport Network (IPTN) has recently been approved by the council and the plan is to involve minibus taxis in a prominent manner. The taxis will not only form part of the fleet of vehicles by which...
by Stellenbosch Heritage Foundation | Sep 27, 2017 | News
Jan Gehl, doyen of city designers, has five rules for designing good, large cities. See and read more.
