Jo Noero of Noero Architects represents Africa at 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale

Jo Noero of Noero Architects was the only African invited to exhibit at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition la Biennale di Venezia, which runs until 25 November 2012 in Venice, Italy. Renowned architect Sir David Chipperfield, the director of the exhibition, personally invited Noero to exhibit alongside some of the world’s top architects, including Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster, and Herzog & de Meuron. Noero’s exhibition was titled Common Ground / Different Worlds.... Read More

Master Class ‘A Piece of the City’ at Cape Town’s Architecture ZA 2012 Biennial

Top international architectural duo Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kajima of Tokyo-based architecture firm Atelier Bow-Wow will join cutting edge South African architects in leading the fourth C&CI International Design Master Class at the AZA2012 entitled ‘A Piece of the City’ on Monday, 17 September and Tuesday, 18 September in Cape Town, following the Architecture ZA 2012 Biennial Festival. *Yoshiharu Tsukamoto and Momoyo Kajima In partnership with the South African... Read More

Adapting a SA Story for an international audience- A chat with director,Paul van Zyl

Paul van Zyl, the 60 year old, director of a short narrative film, Elegy for a Revolutionary, which deals with a popular piece of South African history, currently on the global short film circuit, describes the problems of making a unique South African story accessible to an international audience and the difficulties of adapting a short from a full-length feature script. Who are you? My name is Paul Van Zyl. I am an Afrikaner. My name speaks apartheid. Despite my heritage, I... Read More