Housing in Southern Africa April 2016

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This requires an integrated ap-
proach to planning, design,
architecture, building practice,
natural systems and technology.
Two new award categories have
been added this year, significantly
expanding South Africa’smost impor-
tant built environment sustainability
awards.
The two mainstay categories
include Sustainable Architecture
and Research in Sustainability. This
means that a full scope of visionar-
ies working in the field of sustain-
able architecture, construction and
innovation will now be recognised
by the prestigious award presented
bi-annually by AfriSamand the South
African Institute of Architects (SAIA).
“The role of architects and their
project partners is to ensure that
South Africa plays its part in the
global journey to sustainability. Af-
riSam’s CEO, Stephan Olivier, says
that sustainable design has to be an
integral part of the building industry
from the very start of a project.”
“The emphasis is no longer on
just the architecture and building
practice,” adds Kevin Bingham, Vice
President of SAIA. Both SAIA and
AfriSamsupport this global shift: SAIA
through encouraging its members to
incorporate sustainability in building
design at an early stage and AfriSam
by its commitment to sustaining the
environment through responsible
manufacturing processes.
All four categories are geared
towards the recognition of regen-
erativewhole systems design. Project
entries are required to demonstrate
their positive impact through the
embodiment of sound sustainable
practices, carrying the hallmarks of
great architectural or social design
and demonstrating innovative think-
ing in the field of sustainability.
The adjudicators will consider four
elements: Harmonisation, People
Upliftment, Evolutionary Paradigm
and Placemaking Performance.
The adjudicators include Convener:
Kevin Bingham and Daniel Irurah
(sustainable architecture academic),
Llewellyn van Wyk (sustainable ar-
chitect, CSIR), Sebasti Badenhorst
(AfriSam representative), Eric Noir
(Africa region director of the Inter-
national Union of Architects’ work
programme, Architecture for a Sus-
tainable Future) and Richard Stretton
(architect and furniture designer).
For further information visit
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SAIA Awards for Sustainable
Arch i tec ture + I nnovat i on
recognise contributions that
bring sustainable innovation to
human living environments.
The AfriSam-SAIA Award
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