Andrew Boraine » Cape Town

Stop the Secrecy Bill: Pictures from Right2Know march, Cape Town, 17 September

Andrew — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 20:54:17 +0000

Paradise Road: An inspiring story about Zimbabweans in Cape Town

Andrew — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:34:52 +0000

Paradise Road: An inspiring story about Zimbabweans in Cape Town by Anton Crone

Look east for innovation (that’s Cape Town’s East City!)

Andrew — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:16:27 +0000

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…

World Design Capital 2014 deadline for shortlisted cities draws near

Andrew — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:58 +0000

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)…

A New Economic Agenda for Cities and Metropolitan Areas

Andrew — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:02:52 +0000

I spoke last week at a Global Metro Conference in Barcelona, co-hosted by ESADE geo-Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics in Barcelona and the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program in Washington, DC.

The keynote addresses were delivered by Dr. Joan Clos, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT and by Bruce Katz,…

Observatory, Cape Town, down memory lane

Andrew — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 19:11:06 +0000

I found myself going down memory lane last week when I was interviewed for a film about the life and times of the suburb of Observatory, Cape Town. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, I lived in three different student houses in Observatory (1 Trill Road, 12/12a Alfred Street and 14…

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

Andrew — Sun, 15 May 2011 20:18:26 +0000

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…

Meet the car guards of Long Street, Cape Town

Andrew — Mon, 09 May 2011 20:02:27 +0000

Check out this great article on the car guards in Long Street, Cape Town, in Bright Continent by Anton Crone.

Along these city streets

Andrew — Mon, 09 May 2011 19:58:29 +0000

I’m looking forward to opening a new solo exhibition of Mary Visser’s paintings entitled Along these City Streets, which features, amongst other things, the people, places and buildings of Upper Long Street, Cape Town.

6pm, Monday 16 May, AVA Gallery, 35 Church Street – all welcome

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Making involvement in city strategy interesting (and fun)

Andrew — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:29:22 +0000

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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