Media Releases 2010
Station art wins BASA
IT is innovative and creative; it is public and speaks to all Joburgers and now Rea Vaya station art has received one of the highest arts accolades in the country. On 30 August, the Johannesburg [...]
Joburg projects get BASA nod
TWO projects by the Johannesburg Development Agency (JDA) that have turned some of the city's most densely populated areas into works of public art have been nominated in this year's Business Day BASA Awards. They [...]
Plans for Chancellor House
OLIVER Tambo described Chancellor House as "a shabby building", and one of the few buildings in Johannesburg that could be rented by black people. Chancellor House was the law offices in the 1950s of Nelson [...]
Stylish hotel for inner city
THE new Reef Hotels Gold in Joburg's central business district is a breath of fresh air in an area that consists mainly of nondescript office blocks. The elegant hotel is situated on the corner of [...]
Inner City is the focus
THE JDA's focus remains firmly on the inner city this financial year, with its budget channelled towards further enhancing the walkability and aesthetics of public environments in the inner city core. A large proportion of [...]