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Key to Activity Codes
A= Cities & Sustainability | B=Architecture for All | C=Validation | D= Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Activities Code B


Dates 9.00
CAA Activity No. E031
Country South Africa
City Cape Town
Region Africa
Title South African Annual Student Convention ‘Building Culture’
Description At a time when a wider diversity of people and their memory is being acknowledged in South Africa’s history the theme engaged students on the issues pertaining to history, culture and memory and debated how these influence building culture. Speakers included Balkrishna Doshi (India), Juhani Pallasma (Finland), Rosemary Mills Tettey (Ghana) and Jose Forjaz (Mozambique). CAA’s grant assisted the travel expenses of these presenters.

Dates 6.00
CAA Activity No. E029
Country Australia
City Sydney
Region Oceania
Title Association of Schools of Architecture in Australasia Meeting
Description Association of Schools of Architecture in Australasia Meeting, Sydney. CAA Chair of Education, John Sutherland attended this meeting as an observer.

Dates 4.99
CAA Activity No. E011
Country South Africa
City Pretoria
Region Africa
Title Architecture Workshops
Description Architecture Workshops for 10-12 Grade school children in the Pretoria ‘townships’ conducted by students of architecture. The workshops expose the children to architecture in general and as a career option and the students to a ‘real life’ situation of communicating with clients.

Dates 10.99
CAA Activity No. E020
Country South Africa
City Johannesburg
Region Africa
Title SAAAP meeting
Description Southern African Association of Architects and Planners (SAAAP). The formation of this region body, including Namibia, South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe is being promoted by the South African Institute of Architects and the Namibia Institute of Architects. It aims to consider introduction of new courses at University level in the field of urban planning and community restructuring and to promote the development of pilot community projects. Funding is requested to assist with delegate travel expenses to a first meeting.

Dates
CAA Activity No. E019
Country South Africa
City Durban
Region Africa
Title Schools awareness programme
Description Awareness programme in secondary schools of a career in architecture, Durban. To address the under representation of ethic Africans from the region in the Natal School of Architecture, a partnership was formed with the KwaZulu-Natal Institute for Architecture to raise awareness of architecture throughout the 728 high schools in KwaZulu-Natal. The programme, 50% funded by CAA, includes a poster campaign in schools, both in the province and in catchment areas in neighbouring provinces; ‘role model’ school visits by senior African students; donation of three books on architecture to schools with a library; and educational enrichment programmes to reach university admissions standard.

Dates
CAA Activity No. E011
Country South Africa
City Pretoria
Region Africa
Title School Architecture Workshops
Description Architecture Workshops for 10-12 Grade school children, Pretoria. Conducted in the ‘townships’ by students of architecture and lecturers these workshops expose the children to architecture in general and as a career option. The students learn in a ‘real life’ situation of communicating with clients.


 
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