News
25 August 2009
Notice of the screening of The Satyr of Springbok Heights: a mockumentary of poor whites living on the fringes of the new South Africa
Screening dates:
Johannesburg: Saturday 5 September 2009 @ 17:00 at Montecasino: Out of Africa Film Festival
Johannesburg: Wednesday 9 September 2009 @ 18:45 at Montecasino: Out of Africa Film Festival
19 July 2009
A request has been sent out by the Digest of South African architecture for the submission of work.
Please see the information below.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS | c/o CAPE INSTITUTE FOR ARCHITECTURE
P O Box 3952 Cape Town 8000 : 71 Hout St, Cape Town 8001 : (021) 424 7128 T, (021) 424 3620 F,
info@cifa.org.za email
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Submissions are hereby invited for | The Digest of South African Architecture : 2009
The Digest of S A Architecture is an annual publication whose mandate from SAIA is to catalogue and publish a
record of work produced by the profession. Intended to reflect upon recent design and production that exposes the
evolving situation in South Africa, its aim is to include as many submissions as possible. In addition, a number of
invited articles, from selected contributors, compliment the variety of building types that represent members’ best
work. Any excellent project completed between July 2008 and 2009, regardless of theme or category, will be
considered for inclusion, provided the client approves. With the introduction of the ‘community’ category in the
previous edition, we particularly encourage submission of projects that demonstrate developmental approaches to
the architectural project.
Please submit your entries as soon as possible. [DUE TUES 04 AUG 2009]
Each submission should comprise of the following:
1. TEXT OF APPROXIMATELY ONLY 300-400 [max] WORDS.
: Please write objectively, in a coherent and accessible manner for a broad audience.
[avoid jargon, the poor re-use of existing or old texts and point or bullet form text].
: Text must clearly communicate the spatial idea | design intention of the architect in relation to its siting and
programming, and could include information of the brief, constraints and context, concept, choice of
materials and construction techniques, and, where applicable their relevance to the theme.
: Provide text on disc or CD in MS word or rich text format RTF (no emails), accompanied by hard copy.
2. MINIMUM OF 12 COLOUR IMAGES [ a range of conditions ]
: Digital images can be supplied as .jpeg or .tif files; however, you need to ensure that BEFORE TAKING
IMAGES that the cameras resolution setting is at its highest setting [resolution = superfine. file size =
large]. When saving .jpgs the quality must be at maximum [i.e. min. compression].
Please submit on CD AS WELL AS hard copy print outs.
: Hardcopy; Slides or Photographs must be of high [publishable] quality
: Images must present the project in its entirety, ranging from context to detail, etc.
: All images to be fully identified and captions to be provided
NOTE : Please do not apply stickers labels to CD’s as they can damage the CD drive.
3. DRAWINGS
: A selection of presentation drawings, INCLUDING LOCALITY PLANS, URBAN CONTEXT PLAN /
DIAGRAMS, etc. references, conceptual sketches, plans, sections, elevation, & details if relevant. ‘Clean’
& remove grid/construction lines. Attention must be paid to annotation; the use of a legend is required.
Drawings must be submitted in both .pdf DIGITAL FORM and HARD COPY (no larger than A3).
: Drawings [and text labels] to be capable of being read at 1:400 scale
: NO .dwg files [CAD]. WORKING | CAD DRAWINGS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED. All drawings to be fully
identified and captions to be provided where applicable.
4. DOCUMENTATION
: Original Submission form, fully completed, including client’s signature of approval and your SAIA
registration number
: Project Team Details including the names of the professional/development team. This form must be
submitted both as a hard copy and a word document so that we can import the information directly, thus
making sure that all information is transcribed correctly. Professional photographers will be acknowledged,
however, their permission to publish is required.
5. Failure to comply with the above will compromise the selection of your project. Each year we have to spend
additional time following up on members whose work is selected, however, whose submission[s] fail to meet the
criteria. Thanks for your considerable efforts.
6. The Digest of S A Architecture is published by PICASSO Headline and endorsed by the SAIA. All work is
accepted at the risk of the submitter and with no guarantee to publish. No correspondence will be entered into.
Kindly submit to the Digest 2009 c/o Asa Gordon @ Cape Institute for Architecture [CIfA]
BEFORE OR BY | TUESDAY 04 AUGUST 2009
P O Box 3952 Cape Town 8000 : 71 Hout St, Cape Town 8001 (21) 424 7128 ph, (21) 424 3620 f,
info@cifa.org.za email
7 July 2009
- Architectural Talks at Decorex: details below
- Gardiol Bergenthuin talks at UJ: details below
- Gardiol Bergenthuin speaks at University of Johannesburg
UJ ARTS ACADEMY
presents
LECTURES BY LEADING SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHITECTS
"my journey in architecture"
Gardiol Bergenthuin
Tuesday 21 July 2009 at 19:00
The University of Johannesburg Arts Academy in conjunction with the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture is proud to present Gardiol Bergenthuin in the tenth lecture on architecture and its related fields in South Africa. The lecture, entitled "my journey in architecture" will take place on Tuesday 21 July 2009 at 19:00 at the UJ Arts Centre, C/o University Road and Kingsway, Auckland Park.
Gardiol Bergenthuin's small architectural practice specializes in residential design, offering an analytical and creative journey-
the houses are to be seen all over South Africa.
The Starting Point of this journey is the Client, the Site, the Context and the Controls. Then follows an intensive Analysis and a Concept, which is formalized throughDocumentation and Construction, up to the end destination, the completed Building!
The final, ultimate satisfaction is a building which works well for it's inhabitants, both on a practical and aesthetic level, and leads to the final destination:
ARCHITECTURE!
Tickets cost R50 per person and will include wine and a delectable, light finger supper. Students and senior citizens pay only R30.To book, please contact Jeanine at jeaninep@uj.ac.za or at 0115592269. For more information contact Ehllené at 0115593058 or at ecbekker@uj.ac.za Entrance to the UJ Arts Centre is through the Kingsway gate to the University, and there is safe parking at the Arts Centre.
