The past two years have seen the Eastern Cape Institute of Architects' (ECIA) take on a higher level of advocacy and engage more actively with the public, business and government to educate and share the power and joy of the art of architecture; and on how design can be used for good. ?ECIA President, Tim Hewitt-Coleman says, "The city is its buildings; and the city is the spaces between its buildings. We must work hard to develop a dialog about the 'Art of Architecture'. A critical dialogue … [Read more...] about ECIA Chair slates ‘too big to fail’ developments
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Exhibition of top 5 designs for new NMMU buildings opens
Architecture and education have long had a comfortable relationship - combining philosophy with process, art with practical design and presentation with realisation. So it comes as no surprise when the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) and the Eastern Cape Institute of Architects (ECIA) come together to host an exhibition that highlights how the two interface. This week NMMU and the ECIA have collaborated to showcase the top five designs submitted for two new NMMU buildings, … [Read more...] about Exhibition of top 5 designs for new NMMU buildings opens
Architects awarded for outstanding design
It's been a good year for Eastern Cape architecture. The precedent-setting Eastern Cape Institute of Architects' (ECIA) Urban Assembly conference was hosted in Nelson Mandela Bay in October coupled with the biennial ECIA awards, taking place amidst an incremental recovery in the regional construction sector. "The Eastern Cape architectural community is reflecting on its growth and a heightened role in advocacy for better use of space and place", said Tim Hewitt-Coleman, ECIA president after a … [Read more...] about Architects awarded for outstanding design
ECIA Architectural award for signature local visitor centre
A signature visitor centre designed for the Hopewell Conservation Estate in Port Elizabeth has received the 2013 regional award for architecture from the Eastern Cape Institute of Architects. The building, which overlooks one of the densely vegetated valleys in the three thousand hectare Hopewell nature reserve, is by award-winning Durban architect Richard Stretton of Koop Design. It also features on the cover of "Coastal Contemporary," a publication of the Eastern Cape Institute of … [Read more...] about ECIA Architectural award for signature local visitor centre
Did you miss World Architecture Day?
Last week Monday, 1 October, was "World Architecture Day". No, I did not do anything special either. I suppose I got distracted and caught up in all the excitement of World Yo-Yo day and the International Tennis Elbow Awareness week. You see, we live in a world where everything is important and Architecture has become one of those many, many important things. But, I wonder, is a world where everything is important not the same as a world where nothing is important? To be honest, I wasn't even … [Read more...] about Did you miss World Architecture Day?
Top thought leaders descend on Port Elizabeth
Agenda-setting thought leaders who work in creating city spaces around the country will descend on Nelson Mandela Bay from today for the city's first ever Urban Assembly of architects, academics administrators and the public. "The Eastern Cape Institute of Architects' (ECIA) inaugural Urban Assembly is an attempt to draw together disparate sections of society and industry contributing to place-making initiatives so a conversation about re-imagining cities of the future can be stimulated," … [Read more...] about Top thought leaders descend on Port Elizabeth
Andrew Boraine to address challenges faced by South African cities
Andrew Boraine knows making cities work requires partnership - but how one gets partnerships actually working is the key ingredient in an ever murkier soup of complexity around the urban space and the people in it. Boraine, chief executive of the Western Cape Economic Development Partnership (EDP), has been involved in South Africa's local government, urban and economic development and transition processes for the past 35 years, as activist, advisor, negotiator, government planner, city … [Read more...] about Andrew Boraine to address challenges faced by South African cities
Take part in the Urban Crisis debate
The Eastern Cape Institute of Architecture (ECIA) on Tuesday announced its programme for an inaugural "Urban Assembly" of Nelson Mandela Bay-based professionals, students and the public, flush with a line-up of some of the industry's top names and a menu of events that aim to profile the profession as key to shaping the cities of the future. The conference is strategically geared to debate the crisis of urban degeneration and dislocation, Tim Hewitt-Coleman, ECIA chair, said. "We need to … [Read more...] about Take part in the Urban Crisis debate
