Tag Archives: Urban design

World Design Capital 2014 deadline for shortlisted cities draws near

14 June 11 0 Comments

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)…

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Why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014

05 September 10 4 Comments

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For an overview as to why Cape Town is currently bidding for the title of World Design Capital 2014, and changing the name of the design game in the process, read the excellent article by my colleague, Lorelle Bell, followed by the editorial by the Cape Argus, which gets it spot on. Then…

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New forum for urban debate

09 March 10 0 Comments

“Urban place-making can’t be left to the professionals”. With that bold statement, two Capetonians, Mokena Makeka and Rory Williams, have launched a new weekly column on urban issues in the Cape Times newspaper. Read their first column and check out www.men-about-town.co.za for more information. Better still, write a letter to the Cape Times…

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