Leading clay brick manufacturers, Corobrik, were presented with a special award at the WeDesign 2016 conference organised by the South African Institute of Architects KwaZulu-Natal (SAIA KZN) at the Durban City Hall on 8 July.
The award recognised Corobrik’s sole and continuous sponsorship of the SAIA KZN Journal since it was first published 40 years ago.
Back (from left): Prof. Walter Peters, Kevin Bingham, Ruben Reddy, Nina Saunders, Trish Emett, Ivor Daniel and Prof. Rodney Harber.
Front row: Dirk Meyer and Peter du Trevou.
The SAIA KZN Journal, which is produced three times a year, has been at the heart of KwaZulu-Natal architecture for four decades with some 135 issues being published. It is admired by practitioners worldwide for its high standard of journalistic and graphic presentation of the work, thinking and development of local architects. It also explores global issues such as sustainability and green architecture and provides an historical mirror of what is at the cutting edge of architecture in the province.
Ruben Reddy, President of SAIA KZNIA, said that 1976, the year that Corobrik began sponsorship of the journal, marked the start of the rapport between industry and the architectural profession.
The award was presented to Peter du Trevou, chairman and Dirk Meyer, managing director of Corobrik who said that it was an honour and a pleasure to have enjoyed a close association with the architectural industry in the province and nationally for so many years.
The SAIA KZN Journal is distributed to all architects in KZN and all architectural practices in other provinces, as well as libraries at universities and schools countrywide and abroad. It has been edited by Professor Walter Peters since 1982. Since 2015 graphic design has been prepared by Garth Walker of Mister Walker.
