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AFRISAM-SAIA AWARDS
Entries are now open for the 2015/2016 AfriSam-SAIA Award for
Sustainable Architecture + Innovation.
T
he bi-annual awards recognise contributions that bring sustainable
innovation to human living environments through an integrated approach
to communities, planning, design, architecture, building practice, natural
systems and technology. This year, two new award categories have
been added, significantly expanding South Africa’s most important
built environment sustainability awards. The two mainstay categories
of Sustainable Architecture and Research in Sustainability are now
joined by Sustainable Products and Technology and Sustainable Social
Programmes. This means that a full scope of visionaries working in the
field of sustainable architecture, construction and innovation will now be
recognised by the prestigious award presented bi-annually by AfriSam and the South
African Institute of Architects (SAIA).
“The role of architects and their project partner s in ensuring South Africa plays its part
in the global journey to sustainability is really emphasised by these awards. It is also
a recognition of the fact that we are now in a new era that recognises that sustainable
design has to be an integral part of the building industry from the very start of a project,
“comments AfriSam’s CEO Stephan Olivier.
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