“I’m always trying to show versatility. I’m juggling, and I’m flipping fire, and I’m chewing gum and rhyming at the same time… on a unicycle, while playing the drums,” – MF Doom The role of an architect is anything but one-dimensional and straight-forward. Every day is different, every client unique, and every project’s demands distinctive […]
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Bold colours, patterns, and cultural diversity feature as architectural trends for 2024. And with it being Africa month, we thought these to be excellent trends to unpack contextually in further detail. While the year’s trends vary somewhat from country to country, there are three core themes that form a golden thread throughout: Wellbeing, nature and
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Architecture is becoming more personal, and thank goodness for that. There was a time when it was considered sensible to design and renovate with prospective buyers in mind only. To opt for traditional designs, basic colours and the usual choice of floors, walls and surfaces as these would appeal to a wider audience when it’s
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Q + A with Gillian Holl about change, the firm’s core values & its imminent rebrand “It’s not about standing still and becoming safe. If anybody wants to keep creating they have to be about change.” ― Miles Davis If you’ve been following Veld Architects closely, you might know that we are in the
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At its core, the role of an architect is to design a building that is highly functional and visually striking. It sounds straight-forward enough, right? However, as one of our recent articles entitled “The Importance of Professional SAIA Architectural Governance” shows, the physical design part is just one stage of the greater responsibility of an
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This time of the year, we all have the urge to take it easy and reconnect with loved ones somewhere special. That’s because places – like the patio, the house by the lake or the streets of Paris – are the backdrops to the stories we live. In Latin, this “sense of place” is called
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Just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes several specialists to give an architectural project ‘wings’. We’re talking about Engineers, Quantity Surveyors (QSs), Contractors, Environmental Experts, Landscape Architects, Artists, Crafters, etc. It is an ongoing collaborative process between an architect and all these partners because if the blueprint is not 100%,
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In sunny South Africa, where history and modernity coexist, architecture plays a vital role in shaping and reshaping the built environment. Whether it’s designing innovative structures in bustling urban centres or preserving the rich architectural heritage of the country, architects have a significant role to play. But this role doesn’t start and end with designing.
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Heritage architecture is about more than just a reflection of our history. It can be a bridge that connects new and old. It encompasses a wide range of practices and principles aimed at preserving where we come from while at the same time celebrating where we are going. Adaptive Reuse It is true that beauty
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While South Africa is one of the sunniest countries in the world, winter can still feel long and unbearable, especially in a building that was built for summer. From province to province, the rich geographies and climates of this country ask architects to step up their game by adopting design strategies that embrace the elements.
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This time of the year calls for reflection in every part of our lives. As a local South African architectural
A heavy responsibility rests on the shoulders of architects in South Africa that want to design for change. Positive change
A beautiful building is not an architect’s only goal. We want to solve problems, and to do this we need
In South Africa, spring has sprung and around us, it is all about change, new beginnings, colour and greenery. It
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