“When we look at Cape Town 10 years ago, it was a great place, nobody could say it was a bad place, if you look at it today – it’s better, there’s no question about it.”
Kendall Kaveney, Director of Development Facilitation for the City of Cape Town reflects on how city planning in Cape Town has changed over time.
Kaveney states that if planning approval was fast tracked, it would enable investment to happen faster. Cities such as London are following suit with major plans for the outskirts of the city happening in the next few years.
“These kinds of changes will make Cape Town a place that people will want to be in, and there’s no question about it, nobody will come here and build five hotels over the next 3-4 years if they didn’t want to be here.”
In conclusion, he reminds the government of what needs to happen to attract more international business and draws the conclusion that all can’t be bad as new emerging neighbourhoods like Woodstock are booming.
You might also like the following video:
BIG PLANS FOR THE CAPE
Alan Winde, MEC for Economic Opportunity, Western Cape Government and Solly Fourie, Head of Department for Economic Development & Tourism, Western Cape talk about the projects which are developing in Cape Town and how they are aimed at promoting economic growth and development in the Mother City.
http://concrete.tv/video/item/1967-big-plans-for-the-cape
And:
BUILDINGS THAT GET BETTER WITH TIME
Too many buildings look impressive when handed over to the client, but become a liability once they get older. With their nature-inspired approach, StudioMAS Architects want to challenge our notion of beauty by not covering up cracks and imperfections but rather integrated them into their design. We visited Tramways on Trafalgar in Woodstock, a vibey but still rough area of Cape Town where StudioMAS newest project is to transform an old factory hall into several offices, spaces and a public square with character.
http://concrete.tv/video/item/1381-buildings-that-get-better-with-time
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