Architecture Open Studios is returning to Cape Town this October, bringing together architects, and built environment professionals in this popular industry event. We’re excited to be a sponsor this year and to welcome you to our studio in Cape Town! Open Studios invites you to see the behind the scenes…
SAOTA, ARRCC, and Poliform are excited to announce their collaboration for the LIGHT SPACE LIFE exhibition at the prestigious Venice Biennale called Time Space Existence. This exhibition, hosted by the European Cultural Centre from May 20 to November 26, 2023, showcases their shared commitment to exceptional design. The Venice Biennale…
Decorex Cape Town 2023 was a captivating event that brought together the finest names in the world of décor and design. Three renowned brands, SAOTA, ARRCC, and OKHA, had the honour of participating as exhibitors, showcasing their creative brilliance through their distinctive stand design. By using immersive content projection, it…
On Thursday, 3 November 2022, SAOTA opened its doors to 160 architectural students in and around Cape Town and offered a tour of our studio. SAOTA invited Architecture and Architectural Technology students from first year to masters to experience the studio first-hand. Students were given a tour of the…
SAOTA Principals, Greg Truen and Mark Bullivant were invited to present at the 2022 Designers Architects and Specifiers (DAS) Conference in Cape Town. Principals presented SAOTA projects that were recently shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival (WAF) 2022. Mark presented on Starlight, SAOTA’s first project in Arizona, located on…
The Real Estate Discussions and Awards (REDA) 2022 is a two-day conference, exhibition and award ceremony organised by Thinkmint Nigeria. It is centred around discussions, bespoke networking opportunities, and learnings to further improve real estate trends and transactions in the region across the global real estate market. SAOTA Principal Greg…
The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India) invited SAOTA Principal Phillippe Fouché to speak at the National Conversation (NatCon) 2022 in Mumbai this past weekend. The two-day conference was held at Sahara Star Hotel in Mumbai with well-known industry experts such as Michel Rojkind from Rojkind Architects, Kai-Uwe Bergmann…
her+ perspective is a public participation project initiated in 2019 by a group of South African creatives focused on recovering notable contributions women+ have made to the built environment in the form of a growing digital timeline. The aim is to continue to grow a database of women+ who have…
her+ perspective is a public participation project focused on women+ in architecture and recovering notable contributions women+ have made to the built environment in the form of a growing digital timeline. SAOTA is the proud partner of the her+ perspective exhibition at the upcoming Decorex Africa Reimagined conference in Johannesburg,…
At the beginning of June, SAOTA’s LIGHT SPACE LIFE exhibition opened at the Miami Center for Architecture & Design in Florida. The South African Architecture studio partnered with Porcelanosa, Delta Light, and Panoramah! to showcase projects from around the world. The exhibition will run until June 30 and is open to the public from Monday to…
South African Architecture studio SAOTA presents LIGHT SPACE LIFE at the Miami Center for Architecture in Florida from 01 – 30 June 2022. The exhibition follows the launch of SAOTA’s first monograph. Presenting memorable and distinctive residences selected from its wide-ranging global output, the book celebrates thirty-five years of innovative…
In February 2020, a group of third-year architecture students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) visited the SAOTA Studio. The key purpose of the visit was to expose the students to the day to day tasks and responsibilities of an architect and to share insights on how the business…
SAOTA, ARRCC and OKHA staff rallied together in support of Movember – the annual fundraising event and awareness campaign for men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide. Movember initially started out as an awareness campaign with men around the world growing their moustaches during the month…
SAOTA Director, Greg Truen, was invited to the 2nd Hotel Development Conclave as a keynote speaker and panellist, held at the Radisson Blue in Sandton, Johannesburg at the end of November. The exclusive conclave brings together Investors, Hoteliers, Architects, Interior Designers, Project Management Companies, Construction Companies to name a few….
Downtown Design, a key event at Dubai Design Week, is the Middle East’s leading platform for trade professionals to experience and discover high quality and original design. SAOTA Director, Philip Olmesdahl, was invited as a panellist alongside industry leaders Ferdinand Cheung from LWK + PARTNERS, Dr. Nasser B. Abdulhasan from…
SAOTA Director, Phillippe Fouché, was invited as keynote speaker to the International ETEM Façade Conference this November in Sofia, Bulgaria. The conference is a global forum for the latest façade technologies designed for creative architecture. This year the topic explored the latest trends and solutions in façade engineering design and…
Architectural Open Studios – a Cape Institute for Architecture initiative – forms part of Open Design Afrika Festival’s city-wide celebration of design, hosted from 23 – 27 October. SAOTA, ARRCC, OKHA and Tenebris Lab opened its doors on 24 October offering guests a tour of the Studio while presenting new…
On Friday, 12 July 2019, students from Zonnebloem High School visited the SAOTA studio to participate in the SAOTAseed programme. The upliftment programme introduces students to career paths in Architecture, Interior Design, IT, BIM and 3D, Media, Marketing and Graphic Design. Introductions are done through workshops hosted by the different…
SAOTA Director, Greg Truen, was invited as a guest speaker at the Nigeria BuildExpo 2019. Now in its fourth year, the international summit is focussed on construction, building materials, design, and technologies. Organised by Elan Expo, this year’s exhibition was hosted at the end of June at the Landmark Centre…
June 2019 saw the launch of the inaugural WISH Africa Expo 2019 at Olympia London. The expo is a multi-industry showcase of African culture, commerce and development with a mission to promote a more positive image of Africa and Africans on the continent and in the diaspora. SAOTA Director…
The term “pavilion” derives from the Latin word for a “butterfly” and evokes an architecture that celebrates the contrast between permanence and permeance. From the Porch of the Caryatids in the Acropolis – built to hide the visual impact of a very deep temple beam- to the Barcelona Pavilion –…
For the third consecutive year SAOTA is crowned the Architectural Futsal League Champions after beating dhk 5-4 in a thrilling end to end encounter. On Friday, 31 May 2019 over 120 spectators gathered to support SAOTA and dhk in the Architectural Futsal League final at Hellenic Sports Club in Mouille…
On Thursday, 02 May 2019, SAOTA welcomed Delft Technical High School for the first SAOTAseed programme of the year. In its third year running, SAOTAseed is SAOTA’s community upliftment programme; a multi-tiered one-day workshop introducing scholars to careers in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Media and PR, Graphic Design, IT,…
On 21 March 2019, international architecture firm SAOTA opened LIGHT SPACE LIFE in Zürich, Switzerland. More than just a showcase of the award-winning firm’s work, the exhibition explores the synthesis of these core ideas within the work that has established SAOTA as an integral part of the global architectural landscape….
International architecture firm SAOTA opens LIGHT SPACE LIFE in Zürich, Switzerland this month. More than just a showcase of the award-winning firm’s work, the exhibition explores the synthesis of these core ideas within the work that has established SAOTA as an integral part of the global architectural landscape. LIGHT. The…
SAOTA, ARRCC, OKHA and Tenebris Lab – along with architecture practices across the city – opened their Studio on Tuesday, 4 December 2018 for the sixth annual Open Studios. Highlights for guests included the experience of Lux Walker – Tenebris Lab’s unique virtual reality software – as well as the…
SAOTA, ARRCC and OKHA staff rallied together in support of Movember – the annual fundraising event and awareness campaign for men’s health issues such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide. Movember initially started out as an awareness campaign with men around the world growing their moustaches during the month…
Now in its sixth year, Open Studios returns to Cape Town once again, on the 3rd and 4th of December 2018. The event sees architecture practices across the city opening their doors to the public, inviting people to visit the studios that are responsible for shaping the buildings and city of…
On Monday, 06 August, SAOTA welcomed scholars from Alexander Sinton High School, based in Athlone, Cape Town for the third Scholar Employment Experience Day (seed). SAOTAseed is SAOTA’s community upliftment programme. Established in 2017, the ongoing initiative provides one day workshops to Grade 10 – 12 scholars from schools based…
On Wednesday, 18 July 2018 SAOTA staff volunteered at Mfuleni Early Childhood Development Centre, to spend quality time with the children for Mandela Day. The various activities included arts and crafts, face painting and cupcake decorating for the children to enjoy. “It was a memorable experience to spend time with…
On Thursday, 24 May, SAOTA welcomed students from Cape Town High School for Scholar Open Day. Scholar Open Day aims to introduce students to career opportunities across the company; from Architecture and Interior Design to Graphic Design and Marketing, IT and VR. Each department has the opportunity to share an…
SAOTA’s project Kloof 119A was showcased in the Architect’s Gallery at this year’s Design Joburg featuring Rooms on View from 25-27 May 2018, at the Sandton Convention Centre. The space was curated by Joburg architect, designer and artist Shaun Gaylard of Blank Ink Design and featured architectural studios such as…
For the second year running SAOTA wins the Architectural Futsal League 8-1 against dhk. On Friday, 11 May 2018 supporters geared together to support SAOTA and dhk in the final at Hellenic Sports Club in Mouille Point. The event was sponsored by Duravit, Corobrik and Hansgrohe and SAOTA’s team sponsors…
LIGHT SPACE LIFE, SAOTA’s first exhibition, will open on Thursday, 07 December 2017 at THE ARCHITECT pop up gallery at The Cape Institute for Architecture (CIfA). With work in 86 countries, the exhibition highlights SAOTA’s past, present and future work around the globe. Held until 2 March 2018; entrance is free…