Architect and Builder December 2016 | Page 6

EDITORIAL SHELLEY WOODE-SMITH | EDITOR OUR TEAM EDITOR / SALES Shelley Woode-Smith 021 683 3766 [email protected] PUBLISHER / SALES Louise Fenner-Solomon 021 712 0570 [email protected] CONSULTING EDITOR Diana Woode [email protected] ACCOUNTS Bonnie Ah Shene [email protected] PUBLISHER / DESIGN Peter Fenner-Solomon 021 712 0570 [email protected] 1 Year / 6 Issues 2 Year / 12 Issues INTERNATIONAL 1 Year / 6 Issues 2 Year / 12 Issues R320 exc. VAT R580 exc. VAT R800 exc. VAT R1 400 exc. VAT HOW TO SUBSCRIBE Email us your subscription choice: [email protected] CONTACT US TELEPHONE 021 712 0570 FACSIMILE 086 551 8323 EMAIL [email protected] WEB www.archibuild.co.za 4 This issue provides some excellent distraction from the chaos around us. As we usually do, this edition features the 2016 Steel Awards which showcase the fabulous work completed incorporating steel. Our projects are, once again, a wonderful representation of the fine work completed by our extremely competent building professionals and contractors. For the first time in ages, we feature a project in the Free State. First Place in Bloemfontein is a new 8,284m2 building which consolidates seven offices in the region and now accommodate all FNB, WesBank, RMB and Ashburton businesses. The building is the catalyst for the start of a new mixed use lifestyle precinct for 2nd Avenue. The new Engineering Building at the University of Cape Town demonstrates innovative architectural design solutions to deliver a contemporary complex facility in an environment which is steeped in both history and tradition as well as rapid transformation. SUBSCRIBE SOUTH AFRICA W hat a year it has been! If we look at the world from a personal perspective, Architect & Builder has had a very successful year with a win at the SAPOA Awards to highlight this. But, on a wider front, this has been a year filled with many ups and downs, some harder to bear than others. The w