June 2, 2020

Quantity Surveyors

Quantity surveyors play one of the most important roles in the building process – so it is imperative for clients...

April 3, 2020

Architectural Governing Bodies & Organisations

In South Africa, there are two architectural organisations, significant to both architects and their clients – the South African Institute...

March 31, 2020

‘Art’ and ‘craft’ are often very easily confused, but they are in fact two entirely different expressions — and they...

March 26, 2020

Once the client approves the building design, and it meets council approval, the project can progress to its final stage...

March 23, 2020

The Authorities of the Industry The ‘design’ phase of any project can be incredibly exciting and ambitious, but realistically, the realisation...

March 20, 2020

Quality is what defines a product that is free of deficiencies and errors which, thereby, provides satisfaction to those who...

March 19, 2020

Budgeting for a project is never an easy task. But it is undoubtedly one of the most important parts of the...

March 16, 2020

‘Materiality’ is an essential design informant in the world of modern architecture. It directly influences every aspect of architectural design,...

March 9, 2020

Everybody has some understanding of what an Architect does, and this is almost always some variation of “Architects design buildings”....

March 5, 2020

"Places are never finished, but always becoming." To an architect, space is anything that hosts design. As such, it's evident that...