building projects

15 Sep 2021

Corobrik launches new video series to showcase featured projects

By Staff Writer

Leading clay face brick manufacturer Corobrik has launched a new video series entitled Corobrik Projects to highlight the many possibilities offered by face brick as a building material. The series features some of South Africa’s top architects talking about a range of landmark projects.

16 Jan 2020

Restoration of The Owl House

By Staff Writer

CHRYSO® and a.b.e® got involved in the restoration of The Owl House. The Owl House is a museum in Nieu-Bethesda, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Visitors stray off the N9 National Road past the Karoo town of Graaff-Reinet to see the many cement owls with glass bottle eyes. Created by Helen Martins between 1945 and 1976....

09 Sep 2019

Africa’s richest square mile

By Staff Writer

The ever-expanding scale of development in world-class city Sandton Central accounts for almost 40%* of national office development and boasts the highest concentration of Green Star rated buildings. With commercial development having started in the 1980s, across what is now Africa’s richest square mile, named as such because this area is home to some of...