Grand festival day

Saturday 24 October 2009

Registration from 08h00

All registrations in John Moffat Foyer

All day passes for R420, Students R120

Please RSVP

Children will be catered for (please confirm on the booking form). All day passes include all activities and lunch.

Panel Discussions and Conversations

Townships: past, present and future

Chair: Caroline Kihato, researcher in African cities

Panellists:

Li Pernegger, Neighbourhood Development Programme Unit, National Treasury

Noor Nieftagodien, History Department, Wits University

Matthew Nell, Shisaka Development Management Services

09h00 - 10h15

A2, Ground Floor John Moffat

Townships: past, present and future – panel discussion

Some 40% South African households live in townships. Townships are a feature of most towns and cities in our region. What issues confront townships and their city contexts? How have we arrived at this point? What does the future hold? This panel brings together people funding, thinking and acting in and around townships, for informed reflection and active debate on a key part of our history and future.

Property Scenarios: the next 50 years

Francois Viruly (Wits School of Construction Economics and management), Aly Karam (Wits School of Architecture and Planning)and Four Property Studies Students

10h30 - 11h45

A2,  Ground Floor John Moffat

Property Scenarios: the next 50 years. The School of Construction Economics and Management at Wits University has developed scenarios for South African property markets over the next fifty years.  In developing these scenarios consideration was given to the political, social, economic, and technological trends that are expected to influence the commercial and residential property markets in the years to come.  The panel discussion will include work undertaken by students as well as input from industry experts.
 Join the session to assess:

·         The future of the Gauteng economy,

·         The future drivers of the South African property market,

·         Whether the South African property market will become more inclusive,

·         The impact that  an additional ten million people in the Gauteng City Region could have for the property market,

·         The long term Impact of transport systems,

·         The economic and social implications of high density developments.

Personalities, Politics and Product: the design of JM - a conversation

Mira Fassler Kamstra, Herbert Prins, Federico Freschi (Wits School of Arts) chaired by Anitra Nettleton (Wits School of Arts)

10h30 - 11h45

Dorothy Susskind Auditorium, John Moffat

Personalities, Politics and Product: the design of JM - a conversation

The conversation between the participants promises to be a lively interaction touching on the intellectual ideas behind the design and construction of John Moffat, the personalities involved, their private and public lives, the influences on their work and the politics around the design and construction of the John Moffat Building. The future of the building, what it represents, both intellectually and physically will be discussed.

Tours

Braamfontein/Newtown tour

Ludwig Hansen (Wits School of Architecture and Planning)

09h00 - 11h45

Register in the John Moffat Foyer

Braamfontein/Newtown tour. Walking tour, through Braamfontein over the Mandela Bridge and into Newtown, looking at the past, present and future with an Urban Design/ Architect specialist. The tour will investigate the meaning of the Mandela Bridge as an iconic structure in the city, view some of the recent city projects including Brickfields, the installation of urban sculptures and the development of the Newtown cultural precinct. Proposals for future projects and developments will be discussed. 

40 Buildings – an urban tour of 40 buildings in Braamfontein and Johannesburg

Kirsten Doermann (Wits School of Architecture and Planning)

09h00 - 11h45

Register in the John Moffat Foyer

40 Buildings – an urban tour of 40 buildings in Braamfontein and Johannesburg

This tour is based on the production of the first architectural pocket guide entitled ‘archiwalk city guides’ by blacklinesonwhitepaper. This (mostly) walking tour will be the launch of the ’40 buildings’ tour, which looks at the history of Johannesburg through the buildings. The tour will include a short bus journey on the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit System recently launched by the City of Johannesburg.

West campus tour

Gail Levin (Office of Residence Life)

09h00 – 10h30

Register in the John Moffat Foyer

West campus tour

The change from the old Agricultural Showgrounds into a University Campus in the 1980s will be explored on this bus trip around West Campus. How the development and change took place, what the buildings now accommodate and some of the new and proposed changes and developments will be discussed.

Guest Panel

KEY GUEST SPEAKER

12 midday - 13h00

Great Hall

Key addresses on the future of architecture, city planning, urban design and housing, to be given by members of the Board of Visitors, School of Architecture and Planning – and more – watch this space

Lunch

13h00 - 14h30

Amphitheater and John Moffat Gardens

A sit down lunch in the gardens of the John Moffat Building, light music and an invitation to join the ‘Patrons of the John Moffat Building’. Auctions and entertainment.

Films

Films

14h30 - 17h30

Dorothy Susskind Auditorium, John Moffat

The Architect Africa Film Festival (AAFF) will be hosting an afternoon of films as part of the Wits Architecture Anniversary Celebrations. The AAFF uses the popular and accessible medium of film to bring together all those involved in the built environment, from architects, planners and engineers to students and the general public, thus generating awareness of and stimulating debate regarding the issues facing the built environment that affect us all. 

The Festival celebrates architecture and brings audiences face to face with the realities and possibilities of urban living and the built environment. Having been successfully held in 2007 and 2008, the Architect Africa Film Festival is now a recognised event but is continuously expanding its programme, extending its reach and exploring new opportunities. 

Being part of this special occasion is one such opportunity to extend our reach. The AAFF is organised by the Architects’ Collective, a Section 21 company committed to generating awareness and debate around architecture and related fields. 

The films to be screened will be finalised shortly but for more information on the festival and film trailers, you can check out the website at http://archinet.co.za.