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Women in Architecture go ‘Beyond the Binary’

August 31, 2018 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

Women in Architecture go ‘Beyond the Binary’

Durban 28 August 2018.  As architects, women can be agents for change both in the workplace and in the way they approach designing the future built environment. This was the consensus at the Corobrik sponsored 2018 Women in Architecture Workshop which brought together professionals in the architectural, property and social science spaces on August 24. Ostensibly a … [Read more...]

Paragon Group celebrates its women associates and directors

August 6, 2018 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

Paragon Group celebrates its women associates and directors

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

January 23, 2018 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

#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?

November 7, 2017 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment

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...]

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