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2011 Open ARchiTecture Challenge: Ghana

March 11, 2010 - 14:25 — AA

CALLING ALL ARCHITECTS, ECO-COMMUNITY DESIGNERS, STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS & IMAGINATIVE OTHERS:

Goal of the challenge is to design and build units of a model arts village in Ghana with a budget of $42,000-$62,000 and earth under the feet. The competition is a part of the Foundation’s ongoing project: tapping local resources for sustainable development in the African settings in the 21st century. We are interested in design solutions that integrate art into architecture for a more sustainable future. Join us! A grand prize winner and twenty top finalists and will be chosen. Show the world how to re-invent the African semi-suburb! Establish your name, and contribute your ideas and designs to a real need.

Competition Starts: April 7, 2010.

Deadline for all Entries: November 13, 2010

Date Results will be Published: January 7, 2011

Project Location: Abetenim near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana

Contact Detail: Nka Foundation, Box Up 1115, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi,Ghana (http://www.nkafoundation.org; nkaprojects@gmail.com).

Design Competition : A HOUSE IN LUANDA: PATIO AND PAVILION

February 19, 2010 - 18:36 — AA

A HOUSE IN LUANDA: PATIO AND PAVILION is a Design Competition, an initiative of the Lisbon Architecture Triennale in partnership with the Luanda Triennale, and its aim is to select the best proposal for the design of a prototype of a family unit which leads to a patio, with a low construction cost, aimed at severely deprived families, typically consisting of 7-9 people (Parents, 3 children and 2 grandparents or Parents, 5 children, 2 grandparents), in an area of flat topography, located within the city limits of Luanda.

Uganda: Local Towns Now On Google Maps

March 8, 2010 - 01:22 — AA

Uganda: Local Towns Now On Google Maps - In an effort to localise its geo-products, Google has launched detailed online maps of several Ugandan towns. [AA Urbanisation]

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Zimbabwe: Grace Mugabe Orders Destruction of Homes

March 8, 2010 - 01:19 — AA

Zimbabwe: Grace Mugabe Orders Destruction of Homes - FIRST Lady Grace Mugabe has ordered the destruction of 100 households in a Mazowe suburb to make way for the expansion of the orphanage she is building in the area. [AA Urbanisation]

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South Africa : Airports ready to transport soccer fans

March 2, 2010 - 22:18 — AA

By Nthambeleni Gabara

Johannesburg - Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) has assured traveling soccer fans that there was no need to worry about a shortage of fuel during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

"ACSA is confident that the operational plans in place will ensure that no aviation fuel shortages are experienced during the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

"As such, it has received priority attention with the overall plan and contingencies have been presented to and accepted by Parliament on 10 February," said ACSA general manager Chris Hlekane on Tuesday.

He said a working committee had also been set up to co-ordinate the fuel supply to airports, adding that a daily plan for fuel usage and delivery had been developed specifically for the month-long tourney. - BuaNews

2010 World Cup a love story - Blatter

Durban - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has described the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup as a "love story" that was becoming a reality.

"The FIFA Soccer World Cup in Africa is a love story and I am happy that this love story is coming together and is becoming a real wedding party. Africans have waited for a very long time; the dream is now a reality.