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Savage + Dodd aimed to "set the preconditions for change" with South Africa housing project

Deezen

A shopping centre outside Johannesburg was converted into 50 low-cost homes on a tight budget in our next Social Housing Revival project case study. There's a huge housing challenge," said Dodd. "We We don't have the money to make the building pretty on the outside, or to put in funky balconies or change windows for that matter.

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20 Best Architecture Firms in South Africa

Architizer

South Africa is a country filled with contradictions. Even during its contemporary history, the Apartheid era was responsible for heavily segregating South Africa in multiple of contexts. Even during its contemporary history, the Apartheid era was responsible for heavily segregating South Africa in multiple of contexts.

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Gregory Katz merges clashing geometries for South African home

Deezen

A collision of geometric forms in contrasting brick and concrete defines Great Primary Shapes House, a dwelling in South Africa designed by local architect Gregory Katz. The house is located in a suburb of Johannesburg The entrance leads to a short corridor where sliding glass doors open onto the garden.

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Green House in Shona Langa eco estate

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Green House in Shona Langa eco estate, Limpopo Province Residence, Mabula home photos. Green House in Shona Langa eco estate, Limpopo. Location: Shona Langa eco estate, Mabula district, Limpopo Province, South Africa. New bush house in the Shona Langa eco estate. The house has a double roof system.

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The Conversation Pit Makes a Comeback at This Family’s South Africa Home

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Deciding where to build a house tends to be a one-two punch. South African couple Graeme and Toni stuck with it for five years until they connected with a lot in the suburbs of Johannesburg. Toni and Graeme’s family home in South Africa is built on a grade, with one wing sitting about for feet higher than the other.

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How Lesley Lokko’s impact on architecture goes beyond the built

The Spaces

Widely considered one of the sector’s fiercest campaigners for equality and inclusion, Lokko (who curated the 2023 Venice Biennale with a raw focus on postcolonial Africa) received the award not so much for a body of physical work but rather for the impact her ideas, values and teachings have had on the wider design community.

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House Slabbert, Stellenbosch Western Cape

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House Slabbert, Stellenbosch Villa, Western Cape Residence, South African Modern Architecture, Photos. House Slabbert in Stellenbosch. Location: Stellenbosch, Western Cape Province, South Africa. House Slabbert, Western Cape. 24 Nov 2022. Design: SALT Architects. Photos: Robyn Walker.

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