SA Team Wins Pan African Parliament Design Contest
November 18, 2007 | Levent OZLER
A trio of South African architects have clinched a R3-million Africa-wide competition with their design for the new home of the Pan African Parliament in Midrand.
Earth Lab Architects - which comprises three Durban architects - drafted a design that symbolises the "coming age of the African continent", according to the award jury.
The competition was launched in April after the South African government offered to host the seat of the Pan African Parliament.
The parliament was formed three years ago to provide a common platform for Africans to take on challenges facing the continent.
The new parliamentary building will be located in Randjesfontein, Midrand - a neutral location that will not be overshadowed by South African institutions.
Fifty-five anonymous entries from throughout Africa were submitted and were eventually whittled down to the top five, which was announced in Cape Town last week.
Part of the brief to architects was that the building should have a distinct presence, be a landmark building "reflecting the aspirations of the African continent, and must be designed to enable future expansion and change" - requirements that the winning team of Rod Choromanski, Steven Reynolds and Suren Indhul fulfilled.
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