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PLAYscapes Competition Results Announced

"People tend to forget that play is serious." - David Hockney

PLAYscapes, an international design competition launched earlier this year asking people to "submit a plan or proposal to turn a neglected forgotten part of your city into a playscape," has announced their winning entries. Set up by Building Trust International, the competition called for "professional and student architects and designers from cities around the world to propose ideas which encouraged public interaction and turned redundant city spaces into fun creative places."

Find out more about the winning professional entry from the City of Cape Town, entitled Cape Town Gardens Skatepark, along with the winning student entry from the Lusiada University of Lisbon, entitled Bring a Pal and Have Fun, after the break...

Melkbos / SAOTA - Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects

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Kloof 151 / SAOTA

Kloof 151 / SAOTA - Houses, Deck
Courtesy of SAOTA
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  • Architects: SAOTA
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2010

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De Wet 34 / SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects

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Head Road 1815 / SAOTA

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St Leon 10 / SAOTA – Stefan Antoni Olmesdahl Truen Architects

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Clifton View 7 / Antoni Associates

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POD / Greg Wright Architects

POD / Greg Wright Architects - Hotels, Facade, Balcony, Handrail
© Kate Del Fante Scott
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  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Laufen

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Head Road 1816 / SAOTA

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Glen 2961 / SAOTA

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  • Architects: SAOTA
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2012

Pearl Valley 334 / SAOTA

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Montrose

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Architecture ZA 2012 Biennial Festival: Re-scripting Architecture

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Courtesy of AZA 2012

The AZA 2012 Biennial Festival in Cape Town, South Africa will feature six international architects to join South African architects in a conversation about architectural practice and its role in the context of the city. The participating speakers include David Adjaye, founder of Adjaye Associates, Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kajima of Atelier Bow-Wow, Tatiana Bilbao, Teddy Cruz of Estudio Teddy Cruz, Rahul Mehrotra, founder of RMA Architects and Kibwe Tavares co-founder of Factory Fifteen, in addition to others. This is the second Architecture ZA event, a premier urban culture festival that brings together cutting-edge thinkers and multi-disciplinary practitioners from around the world. It will be held on September 13-16, 2012 and will include various events, talks, film screenings, conferences and tours.

Read on for more about the speakers invited to AZA 2012.

Blouberg International School / Luis Mira Archi​tects & Plus Arquitectura

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Kuyasa Transport Interchange / MEYER+VORSTER Architects

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Spa House / Metropolis Design

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House VK 1 / GREGWRIGHT architects

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gmp Architekten receives IOC/IAKS Award 2011

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Cape Town Stadium outside, © Bruce Sutherland

The stadiums built by the architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp) in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa received the IOC/IAKS Award on 26 October 2011. In the context of the international Trade Fair for Amenity Areas, Sports and Pool Facilities (FSB), the International Olympic Committee and the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities (IAKS) selected the Cape Town stadium for first prize and the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium in Port Elizabeth for third prize in the “stadiums for competitions and events” category. The awards were received by Hubert Nienhoff, gmp partner in charge of the offices in Berlin, Frankfurt and Rio de Janeiro. More information on the projects after the break.