Soraya RAKIEP

Soraya RAKIEP

CPD Presentation: Flat Roof Solutions – 19 June 2025Click to RSVPThis CPD Presentations has been validated by the SAID

Special General Meeting for all Professional Architect members As you are aware from the recent newsflash that the Cape Institute for Architecture [CIfA] has been invited by the South African Institute of Architects [SAIA] to rejoin after extensive negotiations and reform at SAIA. We therefore give notice of a Special General Meeting for all Cape Institute …

Special General Meeting – 17 June 2025 Read More »

Dear CIfA Member & Members of the SAIA Regional Institutes  The Cape Institute for Architecture (CIfA) invites you to submit projects for the 2025 CIfA Award for Architecture. Projects that fall in an area under jurisdiction of the Cape Institute for Architecture, and were completed during the period 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024, are eligible for …

CALL FOR ENTRIES – CIfA Award for Architecture 2025 Read More »

Dear CIfA Member We would like to extend the family’s warmest thanks to all those at the Cape Institute for Architecture, to all those who made contributions, offered tributes and attended the memorial held. We would also like to thank all the architectural colleagues and friends for their support and care. It is deeply valued and …

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Captured in time Basotho women’s mural art Photographs by Alex Robertson You’re invited to the opening of a photographic exhibition featuring painted houses built by SeSotho-speaking farm workers in the Eastern Free State during the 1970s. It is women who decorate the walls of their homes – an art known as litema – a word …

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  It is with profound sadness that we at the Cape Institute for Architecture share the passing of Julian Cooke [Professional Architect]. He passed away on Monday 24 February 2025. A private memorial service will be held by his family and close friends on Friday 14th March 2025. The Cape Institute for Architecture will be hosting …

Christopher Julian Cooke: 30.04.1940 – 24.02.2025 Read More »

The application period for the Practical Professional Examination (PPE) is now open, and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible!Access the SACAP approved syllabus and study material HERE 

The Howard Waterfall Retreat Competition invites architects and designers from around the world to reimagine a multi-generational family retreat that embraces the extraordinary natural and historical context of Howard Falls in Northwestern Pennsylvania, USA. This competition is a unique opportunity to create a timeless design that honors the rich heritage of the Howard Family while …

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 How to be a Principal AgentPresented by Roelf NelDate: 19 February 2025Time: 08:15 – 16:30Venue: Online Cost: CIfA Members – R1 300         Non-members – R1 700 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 

The Western Cape Governments Department of Infrastructure is pleased to inform you that the Consultant Register System (CRS) is now open from 3 February 2025 until 31 March 2025. Please use the link below to access the CRS notice update on the Department of Infrastructure new website. Additionally, the PDF flyer can be downloaded here. …

Consultant Register System (CRS) is now open Read More »

Join us as we visit some of our Award Winning Architecture in the Stellenbosch region, with short talks by the project architects.   THE CALLING ACADEMY – GUSTAV ROBERTS CLARA’S BARN RESTAURANT – MARISE GROBLER SUNSET HOUSE – BETTINA WOODWARD VILLA SPIKE – ARN ERASMUS KLIPHUIS FOR CAPENSIS WINES – JOHANN SLEE BAKERY @ LA MOTTE – SERVAAS DE KOCK CIfA Architecture Tour Route …

CIfA Open Architecture Tour – 22 February 2025 Read More »

Please join us at theCape Institute for Architecture71 Hout Street, Cape Townto join with our colleagues incelebrating the life of Nicolas Baumann. Friday 7th February 2025 @ 16h30 for 17h00 RSVP HERE

A last reminder about the architecture tour to SRI LANKA in May 2025. We’ve got three spaces left. (WINK WINK NUDGE NUDGE!)We’ll be staying in some beautifully designed hotels along the way and experience quite a few UNESCO World Heritage Sites! If you’re feeling a spontaneous urge to do a bit of tropical travelling in …

CIfA Newsflash 1/2025 | Sri Lanka Architecture Tour – May 2025 Read More »