A culture of diversity, inclusivity, innovation, and attention to detail is the main driver of the Paragon Group, an architecture and interior architecture practice that has about 45% female representation at present. As South Africa prepares to celebrate Women’s Day on Thursday, 9 August, Paragon Group Human Resources and Operations Director Cindy Faux comments that … [Read more...]
#AZA18: WeTheCity
This year, the Architecture ZA festival (#AZA18) is inviting all those engaged with the built environment to be part of a call for participatory action around how we shape our cities collectively. As our cities evolve in response to global urbanization and climate change, new opportunities are being created toward compact cities, improved resource consumption, economic and … [Read more...]
Is South African architecture failing to transform?
As seen on Huffington Post. New statistics from the South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) have revealed that there are only 65 registered black women architects in the country. This makes up less than 2 percent of the 3,859 architects registered on the SACAP database, of whom 2,339 are white men and 262 are black men. The low number of black … [Read more...]