In Paris, Sharyn Sassen shares placemaking learnings at World Convergences Forum.
Sharyn Sassen shares placemaking expertise and learnings in Paris at the 11th World Convergences Forum.
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Salt River Market site is a major opportunity for well-located, integrated housing in Cape Town : Let’s build!
The Salt River Market site is a major opportunity well-located, integrated housing in Cape Town. It is time to build says Catherine Stone.
10 ideas to transform the future of public spaces
Improving public spaces in African cities requires smarter, more complex thinking and actions. Here are 10 ways to get started.
How could Cape Town boost its water supply : Why is the City ignoring the value of stormwater ?
UCT’s Future Water Institute wonders why the City of Cape Town is ignoring storm water as a water augmentation opportunity, even though it could be critical in bolstering the city’s scarce water supply and its resilience to climate change.
Regent Road parklet finds a new home at the V&A Waterfront
The Parklet urban intervention, originally providing a successful public space on Regent Road in Sea Point has moved to the V&A Waterfront.
The future of inclusionary housing in Cape Town : A discussion on key drivers to accelerate delivery
Inclusionary Housing can play a key role in catering for more diverse income groups in well-located parts of Cape Town. So how can the delivery of this type of housing be accelerated ? Key thoughts have emerged from our research.
Norval Foundation centre for art nears opening in Cape Town
The finishing touches are being put in place by dhk as the much-anticipated Norval Foundation centre for art in Steenberg, Cape Town nears completion.
A new deal for public transport in South African cities : How to bring all sectors on board
Public funding cuts and failed transport agencies require a new world of delivering and operating our transport systems. How do all sectors come on board to form a “new deal”?
Conradie Hospital Site : Call for developers
Plans for multi-million rand mixed-income housing development on the Conradie Hospital site have been revived and construction is set to start in early 2018.
Beyond the Water Crisis : How a new model of government can lead us to a water secure future
Beyond Day Zero, a new model of government is needed that can go beyond the blame-game, and start shift the paradigm from one of bulk services, to one of decentralised water collection, treatment, use and re-use.