The new Portside development in Cape Town’s CBD was launched last week by Old Mutual and FirstRand Bank. While there has been quite a bit of focus on the architectural design of the building itself, including the fact that it is the first new tall building in Cape Town since…
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Five reasons why making the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist is a good thing for Cape Town
Congratulations to the cities of Dublin and Bilbao for making the World Design City 2014 shortlist with Cape Town. We are in good company, and look forward to a friendly contest.
There are five reasons why making the shortlist is good for Cape Town, regardless of the final outcome in October:
Power…
Look east for innovation (that’s Cape Town’s East City!)
Here is a great article on The Fringe – Cape Town’s Innovation District in Cape Town’s East City by Richard Holmes in the latest edition of Indwe Magazine, just in time for the announcement on Tuesday about the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist:
Mother City looks East
“The…
Western Cape regional economic development – how are we doing?
The Western Cape Provincial Government (WCPG) is currently considering the establishment of an Economic Development Agency (EDA) in an attempt to increase the rate of economic growth, deepen levels of economic development and broaden economic participation in the region. The WCPG has commissioned the Cape Town Partnership to engage with…
World Design Capital 2014 deadline for shortlisted cities draws near
The Premier of the Western Cape, Helen Zille, and the Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Patricia de Lille, joined together yesterday to lend their support to Cape Town’s bid for World Design Capital 2014. On 21 June, Icsid will announce the names of the three cities (out of 56 bidding cities)…
Quo vadis V&A Waterfront, Foreshore, Culemborg?
I anticipate a good discussion on the future of the Cape Town Central City at the next meeting of our Partner’s Forum on 14 June. There will be inputs by Wayne van der Vent of the PIC’s Real Estate Asset Managers on their future role in Cape Town including the V&A Waterfront and the PIC’s…
At street level, where public and private spaces intersect, things get really interesting…
This is a copy of my talk at the opening of Along these City Streets, an exhibition by Mary Visser currently on at the AVA Gallery at 35 Church Street, Cape Town.
Mary Visser has produced a most beautiful set of paintings for her new exhibition – Along these City…
Beware the ‘silver bullet’ approach to urban regeneration
Beware urban regeneration strategies that rely on the magic ’silver bullet’ approach. In a great article entitled ‘31 flavours of urban redevelopment’, Rod Stevens critically disects the history of ‘flavour of the month’ interventions in US cities.
It is interesting to reflect which ones have worked in Cape Town (e.g.…
Putting People and Partnerships at the heart of City Strategy
This is a summary of a talk on harnessing urban populations that I gave to The Future of Cities conference hosted by Chatham House in London in March 2011.
Starting premise
Cities are for people. They are not just about ‘pipes, potholes and police’ or ‘roads, rates and rubbish’ (Charles…
A useful overview of the urban agenda since 1976
“Cities are undoubtedly one of the most complex human creations. They are places where density meets diversity, order meets chaos, innovation meets tradition, communication meets anonymity, change meets inertia, fight for liberation meets economic oppression. They are places where women and men meet to try and realize their dreams. Cities…
Let’s be clearer on opportunities for inclusionary housing in the Cape Town Central City
There is no reason why the redevelopment of Founder’s Gardens as part of the CTICC expansion on the Foreshore should not incorporate inclusionary housing, as raised by Shaun Benton in his article: ‘Reimagining inclusive future inner city housing projects in CT‘ The New Age,…
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan announces significantly enhanced role for South African cities
In his Budget speech yesterday, Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan made specific reference to the role of South African cities as part of the nation’s future growth and development path. This is significent, as in previous years, there has been little or no focus on the role of cities by national…
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