I can now understand that Twitter was invented for people who start writing a blog and then run out of time to keep them going. I have just spent a whirlwind three days with the World Design Capital 2014 evaluation team. At the same time, the Western Cape Economic Development Agency (EDA)…
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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)…
Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 Bid – decision next week!
Update from Icsid: WDC Selection Committee Members will convene on Thursday 09 June 2011 to determine the cities that will be shortlisted for the WDC 2014 designation. Applicant cities will be informed shortly after this date to confirm if they have made the shortlist.
The exact dates…
People-centred design and innovation – new research in Cape Town shows ways in which the urban poor can get better access to the internet through mobile phones
One of the objectives of the Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 Bid is to find ways to improve the lives of citizens through people-centred design and innovation. Now, new research by Shikoh Gitau and Gary Marsden of the University of Cape Town, together with Jonathan Donner of…
The Fringe is a space to watch
Read an update of Cape Town’s The Fringe Innovation District by project coordinator Yehuda Raff (Cape Argus, 09 May 2011)
In 2007, a group of forward-thinking people got together and talked about the need to establish an environment that would support innovation and development in the design, media…
Dramatic contrast between old and new as Seville completes world’s largest wooden structure to enhance public space
Check out the amazing recently completed Metrosol Parasol in Seville, Spain, apparently the largest wooden structure in the world. The Parasol, a series of canopies over a public space, is an ultrmodern structure in the middle of medieval Seville. It houses an archaeological museum, a farmers market, an elevated plaza, and a restaurant,…
Making involvement in city strategy interesting (and fun)
So often, attempts at involving citizens in discussing the future of their city and what needs to change are boring and unproductive. They don’t have to be! Have a look at 50 Ideas for the New City by Urban Omnibus, a project of the Architectural League of New York.
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56 cities from 20 countries are bidding for World Design Capital 2014 – Cape Town is one of them
Have a look at the first chapter of Cape Town’s 465-page Bid Book for World Design Capital 2014
Leading cities into the next global era: The role of cross-sector partnerships
This is a talk I gave at a conference entitled The Future of Cities organised by Chatham House in London in March 2011. It draws on the experiences of the Cape Town Partnership over the past twelve years, as well as the work of Ralph Hamann, Associate Professor at the…
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