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south african architecture and design (9 articles)

making the makarapa
design | 08.12.10
fans sporting their teams’ makarapa was a ubiquitous scene during the 2010 world cup in south africa. these colourful hats are actually made from plastic mining helmets, cut, bent and hand painted with different foo...
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12 decades art hotel
design | 08.11.10
located in the east end of johannesburg’s downtown, the 12 decades art hotel is a boutique hotel that captures the history of the city in its room’s. designboom toured the recently opened hotel and snuck a peak insi...
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inside soccer city johannesburg
architecture | 08.10.10
as the main stadium for the 2010 world cup, soccer city in johannesburg played host to the opening ceremonies, a number of matches and the final game. designboom was given a personal tour of the facility by gavin tu...
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soccer city - south africa world cup 2010
architecture | 05.23.10
the design of soccer city is based around the calabash, or african pot. it was selected as the most recognizable object to represent what would automatically be associated with the african continent and not any other.
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peter rich architects: mapungubwe interpretat
architecture | 11.05.09
south african firm peter rich architects have been named winner for the category of culture (completed buildings) at the 2009 world architecture festival.
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saint etienne biennale 08: garth walker at '2
art | 11.26.08
garth walker from south africa promotes the vernacular design of the continent in which he lives.
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creative consultancy firm animal farm
design | 06.03.08
south african creative consultancy 'animal farm' presents new work.
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tsai design studio : nested bunkbeds
design | 03.25.08
tsai design studio designed 'the nested bunkbed' for a south african design competition
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