NEWSLETTER JUNE 2021 EDITION 5/2021 We would like to welcome you to our new home: EDITORIAL/ GIfA /SACAP/SAIA NEWS/UIA CA+HR Pharmaceutical Society Of South Africa REPORT/NADIA TROMP Southern Gauteng Branch EVENTS PLANNING 52 Glenhove Rd, Melrose Estate, 2196 TEL : +27 (0)11 403 0954 WEB : www.gifa.org.za EVENTS CALENDAR/ EMAIL : [email protected] 2019 GIfA AWARD WINNERS/ BIRTHDAYS 26˚08’48.18”S 28˚03’18.99”E 2021 VENICE BIENNALE/ Taken from Google Earth 2021 LONDON DESIGN BIENNALLE ARCHITECTURE NEWS SPONSORS/ CARTOON SERPENTINE PAVILLION/ PODCASTS & VIDEOS GIfA OFFICE PUBLICATIONS EDITORIAL GIfA MARKETING COMMITTEE Ed’s Letter I write this from seat 20F (the window seat) of a last- There are the online (for now) Professional Practice minute flight to Cape Town for a new project. The Breakfast Meetings on the first Thursday of every first flight I have taken since Covid sent us all scuttling month. No truffle scrambled eggs, but still some for our home offices and online yoga classes. great talks and a good chance to catch up. Despite the pandemic, GIfA and the local There is the Business of Architecture course by architectural institutions have (dare I say the word) Architect Richard Cook. These are incredibly valuable ‘pivoted’ remarkably well to bring you as many of the sessions for architects of all ages and stages. interactive, inspiring, educational experiences in a new, safe way. CPD Connect are offering a birthday special on these and other courses until August – so sign up now for a If your CPD cup doesn’t runneth over, perhaps you decent discount. haven’t had the chance to partake in our online CPD Architect Kay Hausler – Marketing Committee Convenor events and courses. EDITORIAL GIfA MARKETING COMMITTEE Ed’s letter cont. There have also been some great Architecture As A Day Job talks. If you missed these, they will be available online soon. If you haven’t had a chance to participate in one of Lorenzo Nassimbeni’s online Linework Drawing Workshops, I would highly recommend them. They are a great way to get out of a pandemic-induced creative slump. GIfA members get a discount. We’re working on some fun but safe, in-person, between-wave events to connect with our fellow members in the coming months. One is an Amazing Architectural Race. Involving small teams and social distancing, the aim of this race is to get us to reconnect with the city and our local architectural gems. Past experience shows that it will be a great team-building event and involves very little maturity and higher than expected competitiveness. EDITORIAL GIfA MARKETING COMMITTEE Ed’s letter cont. Keep a look-out for the Architectural Student Exhibition and sale to get your hands on some beautiful original work. Not yet following GIfA on Facebook and Instagram? We are actively working to bring you the most recent, relevant, interesting content from our local architectural community and from abroad. Facebook: GIfA Instagram: gifa_jhb Fasten your seatbelts. Architect Kay Hausler – Marketing Committee Convenor Kay Hausler studied architecture at Wits University. She worked at Paragon Architects for 8 years, completing a series of complex commercial and residential buildings. She left Paragon in late 2018 to start her own practice, Haus Architects. Her practice is currently working on a variety of projects, from sustainable bush lodges and residential homes, to restaurant and bar interiors and retail fit-outs. She is the convenor of the GIfA PR / Marketing Committee, she creates marketing content and graphics and manages the GIfA Instagram account. 2019 GIfA AWARD WINNERS Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 review – a Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 pick’n’mix of conceptual posturing - The Guardian London Design Biennale 2021 Visit from your armchair: Solving the World’s Problems at the Venice https://www.archdaily.com/tag/venice-biennale-2021 Architecture Biennale NY Times National Pavilions at the 2021 London Design https://www.dezeen.com/tag/venice-architecture- Biennale Highlight the Role of Design in biennale/ Tour the 2021 National Pavilions at Venice Addressing Global Challenges https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2021 Architecture Biennale Wallpaper Design in the Age of Digitalization: 6 Digital Pavilions at It can be said that nothing important or thought- Here’s what to see at the 2021 Venice Architecture the 2021 London Design Biennale provoking lacks controversy. Biennale The Architect's Newspaper https://www.londondesignbiennale.com/2021-theme Read the reviews: The Venice Architecture Biennale Kicks Off—And This Dezeen Exhibition Will Steal the Show Architectural Digest https://www.archdaily.com/963963/london-design- Outrage: the Venice Biennale makes a mess - https://www.labiennale.org/en/architecture/2021 biennale-2021-winners-chile-venezuela-pavilion-of-the- Architectural Review african-diaspora-and-israel Introducing our new sponsor. We WE WELCOME OUR NEW are organizing an exciting day with SPONSORS MasterDrive for our members in September (TBC) MasterDrive is a results-driven, driver training organisation that engages with and assists companies in managing driver risk interventions. 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