SHELLEY WOODE-SMITH | EDITOR

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EDITOR / SALES Shelley Woode-Smith 021 683 3766 shelley @ archibuild. co. za

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My mother, the previous editor, Diana Woode, has been gravely ill, which required that I travel up to my parents gorgeous home on the Garden Route to see her, try and help and generally spend time with my parents. I did not see as much of their wonderful home as I would have liked, having spent a great deal of time in and out of hospitals, doctors rooms and radiologists, but I did get to be with mum and dad and, I hope, make this difficult time somewhat more manageable. Thankfully, despite a long road ahead, it looks as if my mother has weathered this particular storm, much to my relief.

This unforeseen hiatus from the magazine meant that I was not able to focus as much as I would have liked on what is a truly bumper issue. I had planned how things would go and life took this unpredicted turn. I was not able to travel to the Corobrik Awards which I have done since I took over as editor, so this was a great disappointment to me. However, seeing as I am using this editorial as an opportunity to spout clichés, here is another one: we have to learn to roll with the punches. I was sent fabulous images and information on this, the 29th awards and, by all accounts, the students were as talented as always. Have a look at our coverage of the awards and the winning students work.

I have been anticipating this issue for a while now – we feature the very newly completed Century City Square which is already making waves in Cape Town. The many developments at Century City have now exceeded R17 billion so they are providing much-needed capital to our city. Century City Square incorporates the conference centre, mixed-use hotel, retail and apartments.

Developed over what used to be the Newmarket Racecourse in Alberton, our next feature is the Mall at Newmarket which is conveniently located at the Newmarket Park, a 77.3 hectare property development south east of Alberton’ s CBD.

Our next project is Centurion Square which is situated at the key intersection of Hendrik Verwoerd Road and South Street. The development will consist of two main buildings( Phase 1 and 2) designed to offer high-quality business environments in a growing and vibrant urban location. Whilst the site will ultimately incorporate both Phase 1 and Phase 2 office buildings, plans are currently on the way to design a third office building. This issue features Phase 1.

The 4 Stan Road development is a new boutique office development in Sandton. Architects, MDS Architecure, are also tenants of this Green Star SA Office Design V1 building.

Our Interiors feature is Red Bull’ s regional office in Cape Town. The interiors were undertaken by Giant Leap.

Despite my“ break” from work, we have managed to put together a collection of exceptional projects, showcasing the best South Africa has to offer. I do hope you enjoy this issue.

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