Princess Magogo Stadium, KwaMashu Durban. Choromanski Architects

#Green Building Principles in #KwaMashu Durban – #FIFA 2010 training venue

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#Princess Magogo Stadium -KwaMashu Durban – FIFA 2010 training venue Article by Dean Ramlal The project was initiated by the Strategic Projects Unit, of the eThekwini Municipality of the City of Durban in 2007,when it called for request for design tender proposals for upgrade to existing training and sports stadiums within KwaMashu, Umlazi, and Cleremont …

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Rivertown Beerhall. Choromanski Architects

The Rivertown Beerhall & Milne Drain Public Space – UIA 2014 congress,legacy project

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Rivertown,Beer Hall,Milne Drain Development  Project by the Architecture Department,eThekwini Municipality and Choromanski Architects The city of Durban was originally a mangrove wetland and an adjacent secondary dune of the Durban Beach. Two Vleis, namely the eastern and western dominated the landscape, thereby restricting city settlement. The Milne Drain together with other drains that still exist, serve …

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uMkhumbane Museum, Cato Manor. Choromanski Architects

uMkhumbane_Cato Manor_Heritage Place- Africa Architecture Award 2017 Grand Prix Winner

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 Project by the Architecture Department,eThekwini Municipality and Choromanski Architects Black Africans came to settle in Cato Manor during the 1920s, and rented land from Indian market gardeners who occupied the area since the early 20th century, as the apartheid system restricted settlement in the city. Cato Manor covers a geographical area of approximately 1800 hectares …

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Conversion of the existing Beerhall site of 1914

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Conceived as a centre for creative city projects, the main focus of the development at the historical beer hall site was and continues to be the establishment of a facility that could become the nucleus for the programme leaders of art, culture and heritage in Durban; with performing and creative arts studios, directors’ offices, administration …

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Cato Manor Nodes. Choromanski Architects

African Architectural Awards Countdown – Day 1

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