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RIBA National and European Award winners 2008 announced

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Hospital Design: How facilities are stemming the spread of infection.

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UIA: Durban: MultiPliCity: 2014



Durban was recently selected to host the 25th UIA world congress in 2014.

During its session on 6 July 2008, in Turin, Italy, the UIA General Assembly voted in favour of the South African Institute of Architect’s candidature of Durban by a slim margin over the Singapore Institute of Architect’s offer to host the 2014 congress in its home city.

The proposed theme for the Durban congress is: ‘MultipliCITY: world future’
MultipliCITY, celebrated as an antidote to globalization
MultipliCITY, a form of latitude, allowing different approaches to co-exist
MultipliCITY, allows us to develop richer responses to the challenges facing town planners and architects.

After Rabat in 1951 and Cairo in 1985, Durban is the third African city to host the UIA Congress.

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Durban based Earth Lab Architects wins Pan African Parliament Competition

In April 2007, the South African Government invited all African architects, working and living on the African continent, to take part in a two stage international competition for the design of the Pan African Parliament. Located in Randjesfontein, South Africa, this vast parliamentary complex of some 17 000 M2 will symbolise Africa’s maturity and represent its wide spectrum of cultures and ideals. Dedicated to beauty and to the potential of African unity, the building will be built in Africa, for the Africans and by the Africans.

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Kalmar Museum of Art, Kalmar, Sweden
Architects: Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter

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House near Moscow by Zaha Hadid

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London’s Can of Ham

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