News

  • Publishing, Special Events

    Issue 2 of Cityscapes launched

    May 13, 2012

    The second issue of Cityscapes, our biannual magazine/jounal hybrid on urbanism in the global south was launched at a well attended event hosted by the African Centre for Cities and the Book Lounge. m ...

  • Special Events

    Mothers Unite wins DBUAAward

    Apr 24, 2012

    Mothers United, based in Lavender Hill, Cape Town; was declared the winner of the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012 at a ceremony held on April 19th at the Cape Town Civic Centre. The DBUAAward ...

  • World Urban Forum Dialogues

    World Urban Forum 'City Changer Dialogues'

    Apr 23, 2012

    Register here to participate in moderated online discussions about the urban future. The World Urban Forum's 'City Changer Dialogues' commence on 7 May as a prelude to the World Urban F ...

  • Applied Urban Research, Knowledge Networks

    Culture and Safety in Africa workshop kicks off SNIS project

    Apr 9, 2012

    The  'Culture and Safety in Africa' Methodology Workshop was held in Lugano, Switzerland from March 9th to 14th 2012. It marked the beginning of the Swiss Network of International Studi ...

  • Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse

    Whose innovative urban project will win the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012?

    Apr 9, 2012

    The ACC has partnered with Deutsche Bank's Alfred Herrhausen Society and LSE Cities to present the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012 (and R750 000 in prize money) to a project in Cape Town. The ...

  • Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse, ACC Seminar Series

    Global video conference dialogue – How cities learn?

    Apr 9, 2012

    On February 16th, the World Bank Institute held a Global Video Conference Dialogue on "How Cities Learn (and What They Do with What They Know): Lessons for South Africa" connecting audiences in three ...

  • Knowledge Networks, Teaching

    First Phd Workshop for 2012 held

    Apr 9, 2012

    The first of ACC's Phd workshops for 2012 was held on February 28. The workshop was dedicated to the demystification of the PhD process, with a specific focus on methodology and the craft of writ ...

  • Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse

    Edgar Pieterse participates in Conditions and Projections, Harvard University's Urban design Conference

    Apr 9, 2012

    On February 3-4 2012, the Department of Urban Planning and Design of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University held its Urban Design Conference "Conditions and Projections".  ACC Direct ...

  • Teaching, Public Discourse, UCT Summer School

    Summer School 2012

    Apr 9, 2012

    For the second year, ACC contributed on 23-25 January 2012 to the UCT Summer School, with a three-lecture course coordinated by ACC Deputy Director Gordon Pirie. The course focused on urban sustainabi ...

  • Applied Urban Research, Academic Research

    ACC Postgraduate Bursaries 2012

    Mar 12, 2012

    The African Centre for Cities awards a few new and roll-over masters and doctoral bursaries each year. The awards are for UCT students whose dissertations are on urban-related issues in Africa. The bu ...

  • Applied Urban Research, Academic Research, Association of African Planning Schools, Informal Economies

    Changing socio-spatial configurations of inclusion and exclusion: planning and counter-planning in the African city

    Dec 31, 2011

    The Nordic Africa Institute & African Centre for Cities 7-8 March 2012, Uppsala, Sweden Deadline for abstracts: 8 January 2012 Cities in Sub-Saharan Africa are marked by high levels of harsh livi ...

  • Knowledge Networks, Public Discourse, Special Events

    Urban Age Award 2012 launches

    Nov 26, 2011

    The African Centre for Cities has partnered with Deutsche Bank and LSE Cities to present the Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award 2012 to a project in Cape Town. The award is presented to a project that has ...