Contents of February 2011
COMMENT
Lead by example
UPFRONT
What
is new and happening?
GREEN
BUILDINGS
‘Green’ – an architect’s
perspective
Questioning
the way “green” is perceived, an architect takes us through the conversion of
the IDC head office in Sandton and shares his strong beliefs on truly going green.
GREEN
BUILDINGS BRIEF
CITY VISIT
Town planning turnaround –
Return to tradition
The
original Mamre was a sustainable town with a strong sense of heritage. It has been
regenerated in the interests of sustainability.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
New EIA regulations
– Process refined or encumbered?
The
new EIA regulations are debated with a clear difference in opinion revealed.
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
The state of waste management
Innovative
practices by municipal waste service providers to overcome the challenges facing these
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS
INSPIRATION
Practical, effective public
facility
INSULT
Military-style
security
VIEWPOINT
Landscape
matters
Contents of April 2011
COMMENT
Building-materials conundrum
UPFRONT
What
is new and happening?
GREEN BUILDINGS
‘Green’ overhaul
– inside and out
In
the renovation of 14 Loop Street, Vunani Properties sought to reach a feasible solution
while ensuring integrity of its “green” intentions.
GREEN BUILDINGS BRIEFS
CITY VISIT
Past rectified, future fortified
An
ambitious urban-complex solution, which has the potential to rival anything the First
World has to offer, is on the drawing board for Port Harcourt.
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Urban activation
Forming
part of the City of Tshwane’s Zone of Choice, Rainbow Junction is set to catalyse
economic growth in the area through
infrastructure provision, environmental improvement and the establishment of a mixed-use
urban precinct.
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
‘Green’ cement?
A
number of cement companies claim to be “green” but how green can the process of
manufacturing cement be? Urban Green File
investigates.
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS
INSPIRATION
Park’s endurance ensured
INSULT
Unnatural impostor ravishes resources
VIEWPOINT
Social infrastructure urgently required
Contents of June 2011
COMMENT
Bubbly
all round
LETTERS
Your
views aired
UPFRONT
What
is new and happening?
GREEN
BUILDINGS
Environmental
rating systems
Can
ratings be cobbled together to achieve a greater greening of the cityscape or is a
different measurement required?
GREEN
BUILDINGS BRIEFS
CITY VISIT
Soweto gems
Three
parks in Soweto are the emeralds in the greening of the region – transforming dust
bowls to playgrounds and income-generating zones.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PLANNING & DESIGN
Afterlife
space
While
some urban planners have totally ignored the need to provide space for the dead,
interesting solutions are being found to optimise limited land for new cemeteries.
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Re-evaluating
urban watercourses
Will rehabilitating part of the Sandspruit watercourse lead to greater uptake of
re-establishing sustainable urban water management and watercourses?
WASTE
& POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS
INSPIRATION
Hip
graffiti reflects the multi-faceted aspects of urban life.
INSULT
Unkept
and dangerous urban carriers.
VIEWPOINT
More
public art please!
Contents
of August 2011
COMMENT
Dare to open spaces
LETTERS
Your views aired
UPFRONT
What is new and happening?
GREEN BUILDINGS
Shaping light & land
The Life Sciences Building is repositioned to render it more efficient – is the final
product worth the shift in terms of sustainability?
GREEN BUILDINGS BRIEFS
CITY
VISIT
Public priority
Dube City holds the potential to set a precedent for opening up precincts for accessible
public and pedestrian use, but will the lack of a residential component thwart the plan?
ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING & DESIGN
Boundary lines, not border crossings
What happens when the function of an urban wall is revised from security to
boundary?
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT
Advertising: visual pollution?
Outdoor advertising in urban spaces is intensifying – to what extent does
it derogate from the urban context?
WASTE & POLLUTION MANAGEMENT BRIEFS
INSPIRATION
Feisty mural
INSULT
Spoilt memories
VIEWPOINT
Streets not for vehicles only
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