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Rural health heroes: what rural communities are doing to help themselves
Rural health heroes: what rural communities are doing to help themselves
Tuesday 18 August 2026 | Sue Segar in conversation with Patty Price
Cape Town journalist Sue Segar spoke about her Rural Health Heroes series for Spotlight, which follows the healthcare workers, caregivers and community members who find their own solutions when government services do not reach them. The evening took the form of a Q&A chaired by Patty Price, with questions from the floor.
Heatherwick Studio: humanising cities, from Cape Town to Tokyo
Heatherwick Studio: humanising cities, from Cape Town to Tokyo
Thursday 25 June 2026 | Michael Lewis
Capetonian Michael Lewis, Senior Associate and Project Leader at Heatherwick Studio in London, unpacked the studio's approach to humanising the city at ground level. Using Tokyo's Azabudai Hills as a case study, he showed how a high-density development can be reimagined as a landscape-led urban village with a porous, generous public realm.
46th AGM and a talk on the history of APES+
46th AGM and a talk on the history of APES+
Thursday 28 May 2026 | Biff Lewis
Our Annual General Meeting, followed by a talk from Biff Lewis on the history of the Society.
The making and restoration of the Bo-Kaap
The making and restoration of the Bo-Kaap
Tuesday 21 April 2026 | Stephen Townsend
Stephen Townsend traced how the Bo-Kaap came to be and the work involved in restoring one of Cape Town's best-known historic neighbourhoods.
AI in architecture, engineering and construction: an informed perspective
AI in architecture, engineering and construction: an informed perspective
Tuesday 24 March 2026 | Akheel Khan
Architectural technologist, educator and AI systems researcher Akheel Khan challenged the audience to see AI as more than a tool for automation. He argued for treating it as a technology of human-computer interaction and exploration, and showed how advanced models can support problem-solving and more intelligent design.
Iyatsiba Lab: a hub for creative cross-over
Iyatsiba Lab: a hub for creative cross-over
Tuesday 24 February 2026 | Prof. Premesh Lalu
Hosted at the Iyatsiba Lab in Greatmore Street, Woodstock, Prof. Premesh Lalu of the Centre for Humanities Research at UWC described how the lab brings arts inquiry, including the Ukwanda Puppetry and Design Art Collective and programmes in documentary film and sound, into close contact with postgraduate research, and asked us to rethink the relationship between the university and the city.
Age of the City
Age of the City
Wednesday 21 January 2026 | Ian Goldin
Ian Goldin, Oxford Professor of Globalisation and Development, founding director of the Oxford Martin School and former economic advisor to President Nelson Mandela, spoke on the ideas in his book Age of the City.
Protea Village: urban land restitution
Protea Village: urban land restitution
Tuesday 25 November 2025 | Dave Child and Richard Glass
Dave Child and Richard Glass spoke about Protea Village and the process of urban land restitution.
How adaptive stormwater management can make our city more resilient
How adaptive stormwater management can make our city more resilient
Tuesday 21 October 2025 | A/Prof. Kirsty Carden
Kirsty Carden, Director of UCT's Future Water research institute, spoke about integrated approaches to urban water management and Cape Town's transition towards a water sensitive and resilient city, including the governance of blue-green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.
Climate resilient development and the built environment
Climate resilient development and the built environment
Tuesday 16 September 2025 | Tamsin Faragher
Tamsin Faragher spoke on climate resilient development and what it asks of the built environment.
Imagining a better future: the work of the African Centre for Cities
Imagining a better future: the work of the African Centre for Cities
Tuesday 19 August 2025 | Prof. Edgar Pieterse
Edgar Pieterse, founding director of UCT's African Centre for Cities, spoke about the Centre's work and about sustainable urbanism in Africa, with a particular focus on Cape Town.
Heritage in 3D and counter-surveying District Six
Heritage in 3D and counter-surveying District Six
Tuesday 22 July 2025 | Dr Siddique Motala
Dr Siddique Motala, academic lead of Global Digital Heritage Afrika at UCT, shared his 15 years of mapping District Six and other sites of forced removal. He described counter-surveying, his work with former residents to recreate their memories through 3D visualisation and by pointing out places on the ground.
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