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Design Indaba Unveils Plans for 2021

Eric Baldwin — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 05:30:00 +0000

The iconic design conference and event Design Indaba has announced it will use 2021 as a year to plan and execute multiple Do Tank projects. In turn, they will be launching the Design Indaba Inside offering. The Design Indaba Conference and Festival will not take place in February 2021; instead, organizers will take the time to plan for 2022. Social distancing requirements combined with the physical limitations of Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town made the event unfeasible.

"The Section Is Where the Exterior and the Interior Comes Together": An Interview With Neri&Hu

Danae Santibañez — Sat, 31 Oct 2020 04:00:00 +0000

During the latest Design Indaba Festival, we have the chance to interview Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu, from Neri&Hu Design and Research Office, a Shanghai-based inter-disciplinary architectural design practice, about their work and way of thinking about architecture.

Seaweed as Cladding: Combining Old Traditions With New Tech

Victor Delaqua — Thu, 27 Aug 2020 03:30:00 +0000

Inspired by vernacular architecture, Kathryn Larsen is a bio-based designer working with seaweed. Throughout her career, she has been doing an intensive investigation into eel-grass, a material that has been used for centuries around the world. Larsen wants to apply all the benefits of this material (rot resistance, fire resistance, non-toxic, insulation characteristics comparable to mineral wool, and its ability to create carbon negative buildings) into prefabrication development and other technologies that enable the creation of new cladding and other elements, such as insulation batt and acoustic panels.

Ravi Naidoo from Design Indaba Elaborates on the Purpose of Design in reSite Podcast

Christele Harrouk — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0000

Design and the City is a podcast by reSITE, raising questions and proposing solutions for the city of the future. In the final episode, Ravi Naidoo from Design Indaba discusses the purpose of design. Aiming to define the field, the founder of Interactive Africa, a company based in Cape Town, and the design platform Design Indaba shares his personal thoughts on empowering people to create a better future through creativity.

Design Indaba 2020 Releases Program as it Celebrates a 25-Year Milestone

Christele Harrouk — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 11:00:00 +0000

The globally acclaimed Design Indaba Conference and Festival, first established in 1995, is a multidisciplinary platform guided by the principle of “a Better World Through Creativity”. Running at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town from 26-28 February 2020, and via simulcast in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban and Potchefstroom, the acclaimed event celebrates 25 years of cultural invention.

Dong-Ping Wong Teams Up with Virgil Abloh to Design a City in 15 Minutes

Dima Stouhi — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 04:00:00 +0000

This article was made in partnership with Design Indaba, a website and annual festival that uncovers innovation for good. Click here to learn more about the annual event.

Dong-Ping Wong has created exceptional interior spaces, residential and commercial buildings, and public spaces for some of the biggest names and brands in the world. During his Design Indaba talk, the architect chose to design a city in 15 minutes with the help of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who was on a live video call with the architect during the presentation.

John Pawson on Making Calm, Simple Spaces

Megan Schires — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 10:00:00 +0000

This article was made in partnership with Design Indaba, a website and annual festival that uncovers innovation for good. Click here to learn more about the annual event.

It took a few years and multiple failed career attempts for renowned minimalist designer John Pawson to truly enter the world of architecture. Though he’d cultivated an interest in design from a young age, he’d initially shied away due to his beliefs that he needed to be good at math and that design was an innate skill rather than something that could be taught.

“Design can be a Powerful Tool for Good": Mariam Kamara on Changing Narratives through Architecture

Eric Baldwin — Tue, 30 Apr 2019 13:00:00 +0000

This article was made in partnership with Design Indaba, a website and annual festival that uncovers innovation for good. Click here to learn more about the annual event.

A Sustainable Solution for South Africa's Toilet Crisis by the Community, for the Community

Dima Stouhi — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 05:00:00 +0000

This article was made in partnership with Design Indaba, a website and annual festival that uncovers innovation for good. Global Graduate Nicole Moyo presented her project Day 1 of the 2019 festival. Click here to learn more about the annual event.

Rebuilding Somalia’s Ruined Cities

Jehan Latief — Mon, 25 Feb 2019 05:00:00 +0000

Rebuilding lives also means rebuilding living spaces, and this is where Italian-born architect, Omar Degan, comes in.

Michelle Mlati's Afrofuturist Approach To Spatial Planning

Jehan Latief — Fri, 15 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000

With an academic background that includes social sciences, curatorship, and architecture, Michelle Mlati's trajectory is an interesting one; more so for the way her current work dabbles in these areas simultaneously.

How Urban Planning Can Help Us Cope With Climate Change

Taahirah Martin — Thu, 17 Jan 2019 07:00:00 +0000

Cities are hotter than surrounding areas because of a climate phenomena that is known as the urban heat island (UHI). While scientists have studied this effect for decades, new information has recently come to light that points to the way we arrange our cities as a key contributor to raised temperatures. The results could help city planners build our future cities better.

The 2019 Design Indaba Festival in Cape Town Celebrates Design, Culture, and Creativity

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:30:00 +0000

Known for hosting the "best creative conference in the world," the Design Indaba Festival brings together internationally-acclaimed architects, designers, emerging talents, critics, and art enthusiasts all under one roof to discuss the importance of making the world a better place through design. Over the last two decades, the annual conference has centered on "design activism," with a focus on online design publications.

Snøhetta and Local Studio Unveil Wooden Archway Honoring Archbishop Desmond Tutu in South Africa

Patrick Lynch — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The Arch for Arch, an intertwined wooden archway honoring Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, has debuted in downtown Cape Town, South Africa on a site near Parliament where Tutu held many of his anti-Apartheid protests.