submit to works

Open to SAIA members in good standing, for completed projects of any type or scale, in South Africa or elsewhere. Submit a completed project to Works, SAIA's record of members' architecture. The Secretariat reviews every submission. Nothing is published until it has been accepted. SAIA's decision is final.

About you

First name

Last name

Email

Phone

SAIA membership number

SACAP registration number

Practice

SAIA practice number

The project

Project name

Town or city (and suburb, if you wish)

Province

Country (if outside South Africa)

Latitude (decimal degrees)

Longitude (decimal degrees)

To find the coordinates, right-click the site in Google Maps and copy the two numbers shown at the top of the menu.

On the map, show

The exact location

An approximate location only (recommended for private homes)

Completed (month and year)

Building type

Credits

Client

Client name on the project page

Show the client's name

Withhold the client's name

Project team: one per line, as Role — Name, Firm. Include joint-venture and collaborating practices.

Photographer(s), exactly as the credit should appear

Author(s) of the project text

Drawings credit (optional)

Text

Write objectively and for a broad audience. Explain the spatial idea and design intention in relation to the site and programme. Avoid jargon, bullet points and recycled marketing copy.

Summary, up to 50 words (shown on the project card)

Project text, 300 to 450 words

Images and drawings

Images: JPEG or TIFF, each a separate file, at least 3,000 pixels on the long edge. Supply the highest resolution you have; originals are kept for a possible print edition. No watermarks or text on images. Name files ProjectName_01.jpg and so on.

Drawings: black-line presentation drawings (locality, site plan, plans, sections, elevations, details), each a single-page PDF. Remove grids and construction lines. No CAD files or working drawings.

Lead image (landscape)

One landscape image

Further images (14 to 24)

Up to 25 images

Drawings

Up to 10 single-page PDFs or images

Download link for very large files (optional)

Client's signed approval to publish

A signed letter or email from the client

Declarations

By submitting, I confirm that:

I am a SAIA member in good standing, and either the architect of record or authorised by the architect of record to submit this project.

The client has approved the submission and its publication.

Everyone named in the project team, including joint-venture and collaborating practices, is credited correctly and has agreed to this submission.

Each photographer has given permission for their images to be published online and in print, with credit.

The text is original, its authors are credited, and I have the right to submit it.

Identifiable people appear in the images only with their consent, and images of private homes do not reveal sensitive details.

I grant SAIA a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to publish the submitted material on its website and social media, in print, in promotion of Works, and in its archive. Copyright stays with its owners, and credits will always be shown.

I confirm that I have read and agree to comply with the AI Policy for submissions outlined in the accompanying document.

SAIA processes the personal information in this submission to review and publish the project and to credit those involved, in line with POPIA. Submission does not guarantee publication.

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