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Standing tall
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Architecture & Interiors
A pyramid honouring a former dictator becomes a cultural hub.
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30 Oct 23
Sudan: the symbolic significance of the space protesters made their own
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Amira Osman takes a look at how Khartoum's military complex became a public space for protest that toppled the Sudanese government.
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2 May 19
Morag Myerscough's design converted at Cape Town primary school to inspire kids
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
This project extends the life of ‘Embrace the Unknown’, the structure that was erected at Design Indaba Festival 2018.
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23 Mar 18
The PET Pavilion: A communal space revival
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
An example of how derelict urban spaces can be reinvigorated for a good cause.
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26 May 17
Mbongeni Fongoqa uses graphic design to uplift township businesses
Design News
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Design Activism
Beauty and function merge to create a new kind of public space.
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27 Mar 17
Robin Rhode
Berlin-based South African artist Robin Rhode uses public space as a stage for his highly visual work.
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31 Jan 17
Pneumatic dome turns London park into a community haven
Design Frontiers
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
Madrid-based firm DOSIS creates inflatable, reconfigurable public space.
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18 Nov 16
Decorative discouragement: The dirty tricks in architecture
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
Take a look at a few sly design choices that benefit some & prohibit others.
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24 Oct 16
Boombox champions nomadic retail spaces
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
A startup platform that gives emerging businesses access to a public market.
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19 Aug 16
Breaking down social barriers with a game of ping pong
Video Interviews
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Interaction Design
Danish photojournalist Anders Find’s novel approach to bringing people together in public space.
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30 Jun 15
A pop-up office in Hackney Square park
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
London’s East End finds a new way to enjoy its green spaces with TREExOFFICE, a pop-up workspace outdoors.
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17 Jun 15
Meet the Makers: Michael Elion
FilmFestFriday
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Art & Photography
In the second edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Michael Elion, a public artist.
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21 Mar 14
Your Street Live Barrack Lane
Festival News
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Urban & Landscape Design
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Design Activism
Barrack Lane, the winning proposal in the Your Street Live challenge, is an idea to turn a forgotten lane in Cape Town into a dynamic space.
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29 Aug 13
Your Street Gauteng winner Twist Street
Festival News
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Urban & Landscape Design
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Design Activism
A public seating concept proposes to bring the magic of theatre and dance to passers-by.
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20 Aug 13
Your Street Gauteng winner Rydngchairs
Festival News
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Design Activism
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Urban & Landscape Design
Discarded car tyres are repurposed as seats for commuters at a taxi rank in Johannesburg in the winning project in the Gauteng leg of the Your Street Challenge.
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7 Aug 13
Road to Méca
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
BIG Architects' new Méca building in Bordeaux, France, allows for cultural interactions and enjoyment in a public urban space.
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27 Jun 12
Katherine Clarke at What Design Can Do
Video Interviews
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Urban & Landscape Design
Katherine Clarke works exclusively in public spaces, looking at new ways of living in the city.
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22 Jun 12
Kees Dorst at What Design Can Do
Video Interviews
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Urban & Landscape Design
At the What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam professor Kees Dorst spoke about how design can help solve urban crime issues.
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25 May 12
Playing in public
Design News
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Interaction Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Andrew Shoben creates bespoke installations that work to redefine notions of public art in urban spaces.
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13 Feb 12
Charlie Todd on Improv Everywhere
Talks
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Interaction Design
Founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd, talks about creating scenes of joy and chaos in public places to make people smile.
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5 Jan 12
Check mates
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
An outdoor art installation in the Japanese city of Osaka used the game of Checkers to create an enriched, interactive public space.
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5 Jan 12
Tiles for smiles
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Anda Project in Argentina is a creative urban initiative to fix broken tiles on the pavements with more colourful replacements.
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27 Nov 11
Your Street CT winners – Acre Road, Kensington
Do Tank News
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
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Urban & Landscape Design
The R100 000 Your Street CT Challenge prize goes to the Acre Road, Kensington Community Project, a public space development proposal.
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4 Nov 11
Visualising the city
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Urban & Landscape Design
Experimenting with data and transport route design, Black Hat and Nimbus show that there’s more to an urban environment than architecture.
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5 Oct 11
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