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NEWS ARCHIVE
 
CCN Portal Released for General Use
Public Places: Urban Interaction Areas in 2023
Construction Communication Network (CCN)
World Day of Architecture
SAIA elects its first Black President: 4 September 2006
Construction Transformation Charter
SAIA Biennial Conference & Convention: 1 September 2006
CAA General Assembly and Conference: Melbourne, Australia: 17-18 April 2007
An Invitation : Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture & Mini Congress: 30 August 2007
President opens Corobrik Saia Awards of Merit Exhibition
Draft Policy Document on restructuring the built environment professions.
SAIA celebrates World Architecture Day
 
3rd International Holcim Forum for Sustainable Construction
SAIA Launches Habitat Charter
CPD has arrived: 1 January 2007
Editorial Advisory Comittee (EAC) of the Journal Appointed: 26 Januray 2007
UIA and ICOMOS sign a Cooperation Agreement: 21 March 2007
Continent-Wide Design Competition : Pan African Parliament
The South African Government invites African Architects and Designers to Submit Proposals for a uniquely African Parliament: 23 April 2007
Saia validated category one CPD activities as at 31 March 2008.
Presidential Roadshow
NEW SAIA BOARD APPOINTED
5 OCTOBER -WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY –Architects’ Energy Versus Global Crises.
     

CCN PORTAL RELEASED FOR GENERAL USE

After several years of research, planning and preparation, CCN released the beta version of the CCN Construction Web Search service...

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PUBLIC PLACES: URBAN INTERACTION AREAS IN 2023

The Chamber of Architects of Turkey and its Antalya regional Branch have launched an ideas competition...

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3rd INTERNATIONAL HOLCIM FORUM FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION

Date: 14-17 April 2010
Venue: Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City Registrations can be made online and close on January 31, 2010:

http://www.holcimforum.org/register

 

PRESIDENTIAL ROADSHOW

The Executive team of SAIA, President Hassan Asmal, Vice-President Al Stratford and Executive Officer Su Linning have embarked on a series of roadshows...

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DRAFT POLICY DOCUMENT ON RESTRUCTURING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONS

The National Department of Public Works (NDPW) has issued a policy document on a proposed restructuring of the legislative framework within which the Built Environment Professions (BEP)...

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PRESIDENT OPENS COROBRIK SAIA AWARDS OF MERIT EXHIBITION

On 22 April 2008 SAIA President Hassan Asmal opened Merit Awards Exhibition arranged by Wits University at the Fassler Gallery and had the following to say which went out to the profession at large.

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CCN

The South African Institute of Architects (SAIA), the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors (ASAQS) and private investors are launched the Construction Communication Network (CCN) late in 2007.

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WORLD DAY OF ARCHITECTURE

SAIA invites colleagues to participate with us and the global community of architects in celebrating World Day of Architecture this Monday 01 October 2007...

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SAIA LAUNCHES HABITAT CHARTER

On this day, World Day of Architecture 2007along with the United Nations World Habitat Day the South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) formally launches its Habitat Charter in which it commits its members to striving for sustainability in all their projects.

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SA INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS ELECTS ITS FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT

The Board of Representatives of the SA Institute of Architects (SAIA) elected its first black President in its 79 year history.

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CONSTRUCTION TRANSFORMATION CHARTER

The Construction Sector finalised a Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Charter after several years of hard negotiations.

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CAA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND CONFERENCE: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA 17-18 April 2007

Following cancellation of the CAA IAB Conference 'Society, Architects and Emerging Issues' and the P2P (Projects to Partner) Forum due to take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh in March 2007 the 18th General Assembly (with Council meetings before and after)...

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SAIA BIENNIAL CONFERENCE AND CONVENTION

Since it was reconstituted in 1996, SAIA has held a convention every two years at the conclusion of the term of office of the Board of Representatives.

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CPD HAS ARRIVED

All practitioners in the field of architecture are required by law (as of 1 January 2007) to continue to further their education through certain prescribed activities.

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EDITORIAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE (EAC) OF THE JOURNAL APPOINTED

Prof Walter Peters, Mr Hugh Fraser, Dr Enla Minnaar and Mr Mphethi Morojele have been appointed by the Board to serve on the Editorial Advisory Committee (EAC)...

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UIA AND ICOMOS SIGN A COOPERATION AGREEMENT

On 21 March 2007, in Paris, Gaetan Siew, President of the International Union Architects (UIA) and Michael Petzet, President of the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), signed an agreement of cooperation between the two organizations.

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CONTINENT-WIDE DESIGN COMPETITION : PAN AFRICAN PARLIAMENT

The South African Government invites eligible architects to submit architectural design proposals for the continent-wide design competition, Pan African Parliament Building.

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AN INVITATION : SOPHIA GRAY MEMORIAL LECTURE & MINI CONGRESS

The Department of Architecture, University of the Free State cordially invites all members of the architectural profession...

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CCN

Construction Communication Network(Pty) Limited is a joint venture intitiative between the South African Institute of Architects, the Association of South African Quantity Surveyors and private investors.

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NEW SAIA BOARD APPOINTED

The Board of Representatives 2007-2008 met for the first time on Thursday and Friday, 23-24 November 2006 in Johannesburg

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5 OCTOBER -WORLD ARCHITECTURE DAY –Architects’ Energy Versus Global Crises.

As a UIA member, SAIA is putting the spotlight on the energy our member architects are putting in creating architectural and urban solutions to global crises.

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The South African Institute of Architects SAIA celebrates World Architecture Day - 5 October 2009 with the RED (Really Exceptional Design) Dot Campaign

Architecture is the most visible and public of the arts. It impinges on our lives at every level of habitation, from our homes, workspaces, entertainment and retail spaces, places of learing, worship, etc.

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