Andrew Boraine » World Design Capital 2014 http://www.andrewboraine.com Cities for People Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:23:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Designing a fairer future – why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014 http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/07/designing-a-fairer-future-why-cape-town-is-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/07/designing-a-fairer-future-why-cape-town-is-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:16:13 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=4023 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)…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/07/designing-a-fairer-future-why-cape-town-is-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014/feed/ 0 Five reasons why making the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist is a good thing for Cape Town http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/five-reasons-why-making-the-world-design-capital-2014-shortlist-is-a-good-thing-for-cape-town/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/five-reasons-why-making-the-world-design-capital-2014-shortlist-is-a-good-thing-for-cape-town/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:17:15 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=4002 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…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/five-reasons-why-making-the-world-design-capital-2014-shortlist-is-a-good-thing-for-cape-town/feed/ 3 Look east for innovation (that’s Cape Town’s East City!) http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/look-east-for-innovation-thats-cape-towns-east-city/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/look-east-for-innovation-thats-cape-towns-east-city/#comments Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:16:27 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3968

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…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/look-east-for-innovation-thats-cape-towns-east-city/feed/ 2 World Design Capital 2014 deadline for shortlisted cities draws near http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/world-design-capital-2014-deadline-for-shortlisted-cities-draws-near/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/world-design-capital-2014-deadline-for-shortlisted-cities-draws-near/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:32:58 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3957 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)…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/06/world-design-capital-2014-deadline-for-shortlisted-cities-draws-near/feed/ 0 Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 Bid – decision next week! http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/cape-town-world-design-capital-2014-bid-decision-next-week/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/cape-town-world-design-capital-2014-bid-decision-next-week/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 19:25:09 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3902 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…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/cape-town-world-design-capital-2014-bid-decision-next-week/feed/ 0 Next Cape Town Design Network event on 19 May to focus on World Design Capital 2014 Bid – all welcome http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/next-cape-town-design-network-event-on-19-may-to-focus-on-world-design-capital-2014-bid-all-welcome/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/next-cape-town-design-network-event-on-19-may-to-focus-on-world-design-capital-2014-bid-all-welcome/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 02:42:35 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3846 Details of venue and speakers here

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/next-cape-town-design-network-event-on-19-may-to-focus-on-world-design-capital-2014-bid-all-welcome/feed/ 0 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 http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/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/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/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/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 20:18:26 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3830 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…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/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/feed/ 0 The Fringe is a space to watch http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/the-fringe-is-a-space-to-watch/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/the-fringe-is-a-space-to-watch/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 19:26:56 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3765 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…

]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/the-fringe-is-a-space-to-watch/feed/ 1 Have a look at the people evaluating Cape Town’s bid to be World Design Capital 2014 http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/have-a-look-at-the-people-evaluating-cape-towns-bid-to-be-world-design-capital-2014/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/have-a-look-at-the-people-evaluating-cape-towns-bid-to-be-world-design-capital-2014/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 03:47:12 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3647 56 cities in 24 countries, including Cape Town, South Africa, are bidding for the designation of World Design Capital 2014. These are the people who will determine a shortlist of three cities by July:

World Design Capital 2014 Selection Committee


Dr. Mark Breitenberg
Icsid President (USA)

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]]> http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/05/have-a-look-at-the-people-evaluating-cape-towns-bid-to-be-world-design-capital-2014/feed/ 0 56 cities from 20 countries are bidding for World Design Capital 2014 – Cape Town is one of them http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/56-cities-from-20-countries-are-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014-cape-town-is-one-of-them/ http://www.andrewboraine.com/2011/04/56-cities-from-20-countries-are-bidding-for-world-design-capital-2014-cape-town-is-one-of-them/#comments Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:57:06 +0000 Andrew http://www.andrewboraine.com/?p=3589 Have a look at the first chapter of Cape Town’s 465-page Bid Book for World Design Capital 2014

http://www.capetown2014.co.za/gallery/

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