Leading Architecture & Design April/May

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Robert Silke’s radical In a masterstroke of urban regeneration, Robert Silke is transforming Cape Town's Foreshore with his new Onyx development for John Rabie's Signatura. PHOTOGRAPHY SUPPLIED

Careful surgical intervention to the façade of the existing building on the Cape Town Foreshore - particularly a sculptural white aluminium curved balcony offset against the existing black façade - helped edit a corporate 'black glass box' into an elegant apartment hotel.

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Leading Architecture & Design April/May

Published on Apr 18, 2019

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The April/May issue of Leading Architecture & Design features four noteworthy recent architectural projects, including The Onyx, a master stroke of urban regeneration on Cape Town’s Foreshore by architect Robert Silke, the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, a new TB and HIV research facility near Cape Town designed by up-and-coming practice theMAAK, Pran Boulevard in Umhlanga by Paragon, and The Hilton Garden Inn Gaborone, designed by SVA International. This issue also delves into developments in products and materials such as cement and concrete, ceilings and partitioning, and aluminium and glass, and showcases recent projects that make inspiring and ground-breaking use of them. We also include topics with seasonal relevance, such as heating.

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Leading Architecture & Design April/May

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Neolith\u2019s Flare for Fa\u00E7ades

Robert Silke\u2019s radical transformation

Hotel World

New TB Lab unlocks social potential

Landscaping, building design grow together at Pran Boulevard

Highlights from the 6th International LafargeHolcim Forum

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