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Architectural insights with Arundhati Roy
23rd August 2018“Studying architecture and understanding space, how has that influenced your writing and your literature and understanding that part how do you think language and literature can help us understand our space?, because living in South Africa as an…
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More than just Architects – Sir David Adjaye
11th September 2017The GSA hosted Sir David Adjaye, in a provocative conversation with Head of School, Professor Lesley Lokko on 10 August 2017. Listen to a clip of a part of the conversation that inspired us. https://lemonpebble.co.za/audio/New-low-cost-typology.mp3 “There is a…
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#FreshChat 03 – Office 24|7
4th August 2016Nabeel Essa of Office 24-7 presented the Mphebatho Cultural Museum & Moruleng Cultural Precinct (http://www.mphebathomuseum.org.za/), a place that documents and represents the narrative of the indigenous people of the Pilansberg – The Bakgatla-ba-Kgafela. Dutch Reformed Church, Mphebatho Cultural Museum &…
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Reflections on a conversation with Jeremy Rose
26th May 2016“I’m a modern person and I like that, but I miss the other side. Tradition. But I operate in a modern world, with its new challenges and every so often, you think about the past and you realize…
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#FreshChat 02 – Urban Works Architects and Urbanism
4th April 2016As a continuation of our conversation around issues of transformation that we face in Johannesburg, we invited Thiresh Govender and Holger Deppe to share their work. Thiresh and Holger are principals at UrbanWorks Architecture & Urbanism and are…
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#Fresh Chat_1: Conversation With Jo Noero
24th February 2016Recently in our studio weve had some fiery debates around architecture and the role that we should play in the transforming space in South Africa. At the same time we had also been asked by the Chicago Biennale…
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Percentages, Numbers and Decisions Architects are not part of
22nd September 2015If this week had a theme it would be education, may be learning or questioning would be closer. It was an eye-opening last few days , bookended by two events – a generous invite to review the semester…
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So Rhodes Fell
22nd September 2015So Rhodes fell. Isn’t it now time for the real physical spaces that divide us to fall, to be demolished, to transform and re-contextualised? My hometown of Actonville made the news in the last few weeks. For all…
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