Andrew Boraine » Castle of Good Hope

Transforming the city through redesigning public spaces for people

Andrew — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:50:53 +0000

Here is another great article published in yesterday’s Cape Argus (Sept 9, 2010) by my colleagues, Lorelle Bell and Alexandra Jongens, in support of Cape Town’s bid for the title of World Design Capital 2014. Through the WDC bid process, we are asking the question: how do we use design…

Storming the ramparts: How the Castle of Good Hope can become part of city life

Andrew — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:47:22 +0000

One of the good things about hosting a large global event like the 2010 World Cup is the way we were able do things that previously seemed impossible. Like regular road closures to create safe pedestrian spaces, reliable public transport, dressing the city in bright colours, colourful wall murals and outdoor advertisements,…

Reclaim Camissa

Andrew — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:44:29 +0000

I’ve just got back from an amazing walk underneath the city through an old water tunnel that runs from Oranjezicht to the Castle. The walk was part of the Reclaim Camissa project, which is currently managed by Caron von Zeil at the Cape Town Partnership (021 – 419 1881 for more…