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17 Oct 2023

Optimal learning environment at UCT's Neville Alexander Building - HVAC Project

By Staff Writer

In 2022, the University of Cape Town (UCT) embarked on a project to create a state-of-the-art learning environment in the Neville Alexander building, emphasizing optimal indoor conditions and eco-friendly solutions.
10 Mar 2022

35th Corobrik Student Architecture Awards: UCT Landscape Architecture

By Staff Writer

A final year thesis that uncovers land restitution prospects by exploring landscape design opportunities has resulted in Kwezi Futshane from the University of Cape Town (UCT) clinching the Most Innovative Final-Year Landscape Architecture Award as part of the 2022 Corobrik Student Architecture Awards. Kwezi received an R8 000 first prize, while runner-up Kelvin Green received...
01 Mar 2022

35th Corobrik Student Architecture Awards: UCT Landscape Architecture

By Staff Writer

Regional winners are selected from eight major universities, based on the students’ final theses.
15 Jun 2021

Saint-Gobain announces the winners of the 16th edition of its “Multi Comfort” international student competition

By Staff Writer

Saint-Gobain has awarded the prizes for the 16th edition of its “Multi Comfort” international student competition. This year, the challenge was to convert the post-industrial area of the Coignet company in Saint-Denis (France) a living, learning and leisure area in the heart of a large green space, respecting both the historical heritage and the sustainable...
25 Feb 2021

34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards Regional Winner: UCT Landscape Architecture

By Staff Writer

Landscape architecture is a way of continuously negotiating between a wide range of practices, involving people, materials and timelines, according to Hayden Malan, declared the winner of the Most Innovative Final-Year Landscape Architecture Award on Friday 5 February. The event was part of the 34th Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards and saw Hayden...
25 Oct 2019

Course On Designing Safer Cities For Children

By Staff Writer

Over 40 percent of children said they did not feel safe on public transport and walking in and beyond their neighbourhoods. A quarter (25 percent) percent said they did not feel safe in their city and one out of four said they did not feel safe in parks.
22 Feb 2019

Corobrik Architectural Student Of The Year Award Finalists

By Staff Writer

Dirk Meyer, Corobrik’s Managing Director commented on the excellent standard of entries for this year’s awards: “Finalists have incorporated sustainable architecture with innovation, technology and creative building design in their entries for this year’s event to be held on the 7th May in Johannesburg.”
03 Jan 2018

UCT triumphs in environmental innovation at South Africa’s third Greenovate Awards

By Staff Writer

Young environmental game-changers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) took first place in the Greenovate Awards for the third year running. UCT scooped up the very first Greenovate Engineering Award too.
13 Oct 2017

Top award for green idea

By Staff Writer

Increasing global temperatures have spurred on industries to look for useful solutions to mitigate the problem. The world of landscape architecture is part of this movement, with architects and students working on concepts to counteract expanding urbanisation and address the issue of global warming. One such individual is Stuart Kelly, a landscape architect who recently...
18 Jul 2017

Corobrik Most Innovative Final Year Landscape Architecture Award Winner

By Staff Writer

Increasing global temperatures have spurred on industries to look for useful solutions to mitigate the problem. The world of landscape architecture is part of this movement, with architects and students working on concepts to counteract expanding urbanisation and address the issue of global warming. One such individual is Stuart Kelly, a landscape architect who recently...
01 Jun 2017

Environmental and Water conservation thesis wins a place for Kenneth Main in the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year finals

By Staff Writer

Although the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards are over, we felt it was worth highlighting this particular entry.
25 Apr 2017

Uct Corobrik Architectural Student Of The Year Finalist

By Staff Writer

Christie van Niekerk, Corobrik Western Cape General Manager presented prizes to architectural students of University of Cape Town on the 15th March 2017. The regional winner of R8 500 was Kenneth Main, with Michèle de Villiers receiving the R6 500 second prize and Kayla Brown taking home the third prize of R4 500. The prize...