The City Centre Sustainable Housing Design competition in South Africa is a joint initiative of the CIB Working Commissions in Smart and Sustainable Built Environments (W116), and Construction in Developing Countries (W107).
The City Centre Sustainable Housing Design competition (CCSHDC) is for teams of undergraduate architectural students, and students in other disciplines at thirteen South African universities. It is sponsored by the National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC) in South Africa and Boogertman and Partners (B+P) and is being hosted by the Nelson Mandela University.
Workshops
In order to support the competition, workshops will be held as a part of supporting and preparatory activities of CCSHDC. The workshops will cover a wide range of interesting topics in relation to architectural design and sustainability topics that respond to several UN Sustainable Development Goals. CIB members are invited to join the workshops and participate in aspects of the competition brief which may be of interest.
The four workshops are outlined below, and you can view the recordings and the individual presentations by clicking on the links below.
Workshop 1
Wednesday 20th March 16:00 – 18:00 SAST(GMT+2)
- Aims of the competition – Jeremy Gibberd
- The site and its context – Riëtte Kotzé
- Competition Processes – Francine van Tonder
The presentations from the workshop are available through the links above and the workshop recording can be viewed here.
Workshop 2
Wednesday 27th March 16:00 – 18:00 SAST(GMT+2)
- Affordable Housing – Development and Delivery New policy (DHS) – Ntsako Mathonsi
- New initiatives and approaches for Human Settlements – Sijekule Mbanga
- Housing: Units, self-built and density – Francine van Tonder
The workshop recording is available here
Workshop 3
Wednesday 3rd April 16:00 – 18:00 SAST(GMT+2)
- Environmental sustainability – Jeremy Gibberd
- Economic Sustainability – Jeremy Gibberd
- Social Sustainability – Jeremy Gibberd
The workshop recording is available here
Workshop 4
Wednesday 10th April 16:00 – 18:00 SAST(GMT+2)
- Indigenous Knowledge Systems – Jeremy Gibberd
- Innovative and Sustainable Building Technologies – Isaac Hartley (NHBRC)
- Closing remarks and discussion – Jeremy Gibberd, Francine van Tonder
The workshop recording is available here
About the CCSHD competition
The competition is open to teams of undergraduate students at the following architectural learning sites:
- Cape Peninsula University of Technology – Architectural Technology and Interior Design
- Durban University of Technology – Department of Architecture
- Nelson Mandela University – School of Architecture
- Tshwane University of Technology – Department of Architecture and Industrial Design
- University of Cape Town – the School of Architecture Planning and Geomatics
- University of Johannesburg – Architecture
- University of KwaZulu-Natal – Architecture, Planning & Housing
- University of Pretoria – Department of Architecture
- University of the Free State – Department of Architecture
- University of the Witwatersrand – School of Architecture and Planning
- School of Explorative Architecture, Cape Town
- School of Architecture & Spatial Design, STADIO
- Inscape Education Group, Architectural Technology.
Further information
Any queries regarding the CCSHDC competition and submissions should be sent to CIBCityCentreSustainableDesign@gmail.com
I superannuated from CSIR-CBRI, Roorkee as Outstanding Scientist last year. I have been a Member of CIB for many years.
My research interests include:
Sustainability, green & energy efficient buildings, green retrofits, passive design and parametric quantification for improving building energy efficiency, urban and rural affordable housing, prefab building construction, rural development, universal design, building science & climate – resilient buildings, school & healthcare buildings, etc.
For more details, please contact me at: kumarcbri@rediffmail.com, akumarcbri@gmail.com 9897074178, 7983801572