KwaZulu-Natal regional finalist for the Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year Awards announced
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Innovation is the standout quality that differentiates design resolutions and helps define architecture as special and appreciated by one’s peers. Innovation in sync with context provides the delight factor permitting architectural design to compete comfortably on the world stage. Technical skill, the ability to create memorable form that draws one in while treading softly on our planet is what puts the finishing touches to sustainable architecture. South African architecture continues to take positive strides also demonstrating an extra creative dimension unique in a country where the shaping of the urban landscape requires an appreciation of the complexities of creating an inclusive built environment.
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The donation of more than 9 000 superior quality 
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University of Johannesburg student, Harold Johnson, is Corobrik’s 28th Architectural Student of the Year.
A firewall constructed of 
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A fine architect combines design talent with engineering ability, social awareness and an aptitude for business. In recent years this skills set has, of necessity, expanded to include the pursuit of sustainable development. Today’s projects demand a clear understanding of the impact of modern technologies on the environment as well as the importance of wise water consumption, low energy usage and a light carbon footprint. Students of architecture who embrace these concepts and unite them with their artistic talent are those who will shape the built environment of the future.
Established in 1920, the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Veterinary Science, in Onderstepoort, is the second oldest in Africa and still the only faculty of its kind in South Africa.
The Corobrik Architectural Student of the Year award will take place on the 22 April 2015 at the Maslow Hotel in Sandton. The venue is open to the public between 9am and midday and all interested people are welcome to come and view the work of the top eight students representing their tertiary institutions.
Brick manufacturer 
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Tasked with designing the paving of Mpumalanga’s new Secunda Mall development, Insite Landscape Architects in Centurion, opted for a ‘simplistic but not simple’ look by choosing the darker Nutmeg of 
Clay brick construction fulfils all three sustainable development imperatives – economic, social and environmental – according to Dirk Meyer, managing director of 