SAIA supports events and initiatives that keep pace with developments in the dynamic architectural field and provide opportunities to develop the highest levels of competence in practice. The intention is to support and encourage “life-long learning” through Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
CPD Information Guide
This is a comprehensive overview of Continuing Professional Development, Basic Requirements for CPD, and CPD Categories.
More on CPDCPD Online Activities
Online learning is a response to market demand for more accessible, convenient and cost-effective educational programmes. There are a number of organisations that provide architectural e-learning services to architectural professionals:
PIA Online CPD Events
Online CPD Events presented by the Pretoria Institute of Architects network of professionals.
CIfA CPD Presentations
Cape Institute for Architecture CPD Presentations are provided as a means of enhancing skills, education and training.
CPD On-Demand
CPD On-Demand is a commercial service that provides Architectural Professionals with an easy to use on-line method of accessing a selection of “Study Aids” that enable them to earn CPD credits. The content of the Service is being added to consistently.
Benefits to Users are:
- Convenient online access to CPD Training
- Supplements CPD training events
- Reduced time spent away from the office
- Reduced costs of obtaining CPD Credits
- Greater choice of CPD training material
- Access to the latest information on the technical application of manufacturers’ products
Events
In addition to CPD activities that are held throughout the year, SAIA hosts, promotes and partners on events and initiatives that are geared towards assisting architects build and maintain their professional networks, and access the most inspiring local and international thought leadership content.
Partnerships and Initiatives include:
World Architecture Festival
Grand Designs
Youth in Construction
The Professions and Project Register
To Build: Plan, Design, Build, Interior and Exterior Décor
SA Building Review
SAIA KZN Job Readiness Panel Discussion
SAIA Events
2019/2020 Corobrik-SAIA Awards of Merit and for Excellence
Awards Introduction (with narrations)
Corobrik Video
Combined Commendations Video (with citations)
Combined Awards of Merit Video (with citations)
Award of Merit – Unstitching Rex Trueform (with citations)
Combined Awards for Excellence Video (with citations)
Transformation Webinar Series - 2021 |
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| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #1 | topic: race, transformation and saia |
panellists: dr sechaba maape arch. adheema davis arch. kumarsen thamburan arch. aj corbett facilitated by prof. amira osman |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #2 | topic: decolonising architectural education |
panellists: prof. ariane janse van rensburg arch. jabu makhubu arch. Sadiq Toffa facilitated by arch. karuni naidoo |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #3 | topic: generation dialogue |
panellists: ukzn graduate, parishka pillay arch. kgaugelo lekalakala arch. lwazikazi ngodwane facilitated by arch. karuni naidoo |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #4 | topic: why architects should be feminists |
panellists: dr. diaan van westhuizen arch. gita goven arch. mphethi morojele dr. victoria heilman facilitated by arch. karuni naidoo |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #5 | topic: no borders |
panellists: arch. thandeka palai arch. vinesh chintaram arch. jacinta kabarungi facilitated by arch. karuni naidoo |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #6 | topic: practicing… |
panellists: arch. jonathan manning arch. henning erasmus facilitated by arch. karuni naidoo |
Transformation Webinar Series - 2022/2023 |
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| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #1 – women in architecture, session one | topic: : re-imagining leadership to achieve gender equity (session one) |
panellists: prof. amira osman arch. mabela qhobela arch. karuni naidoo arch. velka laubscher facilitated by dr. jennifer mirembe |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #1 – women on architecture, session two | topic: : a new table (session two) |
panellists: ms. leila petersen; ms. firdous moerat; ms. chelsea smith; arch. bongeka mnguni; arch. sonali chetty; arch. katlego lebethe; arch. letlhabile shubane; ms. mihle mlenzana; ms. lynette thabo; arch. boitumelo masela facilitated by arch. adheema davis and dr. jennifer mirembe |
| saia ‘many voices’ webinar #2 – world architecture day 2022 | topic: : architecture for well-being |
panellists: arch. catherine sani arch. tsitsi dzvukamanja arch. sydney ngoma facilitated by arch. fanuel motsepe |
| SAIA “many voices' #3 inclusive pedagogies towards inclusive architecture | topic: : inclusive pedagogies toward inclusive architecture |
panellists: arch. tebogo ramatlo arch. sonali chetty arch. john kagiso molebatsi facilitated by prof. yashaen luckan |
| SAIA "many voices" #4 ethics, values and re-aligning the moral compass | topic: : ethics, values and re-aligning the moral compass |
panellists: ms. barbara mommen arch. kumarsen thamburan arch. krynauw nel qs. majute paul kgole facilitated by arch. karuni Naidoo |
2021 - 2023 Practice webinars |
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| SAIAShare#1 |
Topic: How to speak to people – Marketing for Architects Presenter: Jacqui Barhouch |
Topic: Craft in the 4th Industrial Revolution Presenter: Andre Nel |
| SAIAShare#2 |
Topic: Treasury regulations for Architects Presenter: Sydney Lefifi |
Topic: Potentials and Constraints – designing buildings in the real world Presenter: David Peerutin |
| SAIAShare#3 |
Topic: The Business of Practice- working profitably Presenter: Simmy Peerutin |
Topic: The Making of Silo 6, Radisson Red Hotel, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town – collaboration in architecture. Presenter: Luyanda Mphalwa |
| SAIAShare#4 |
Topic: P & G’s under the JBCC-What architects need to know. Presenter: Peter Barnard |
Topic: The Story of how sketching buildings has uncovered the emotional association people have with buildings. Presenter: Abigail Alice |
| SAIAShare#5 |
Topic: The New 2021 Client Architect Agreement Presenter: Colin Scott |
Topic: Estate Escapades – the challenge to accept or push aside Presenter: Kevin Lloyd |
| SAIAShare#6 |
Topic: Re-Purpose – from shopping mall to city centre Presenter: Heather Dodd |
Topic: Staying Grounded – An exploration into the opportunities the diverse natural landscape of SA has to offer the architectural field. Presenter: Janri Lemmer |
| SAIAShare#7 |
Topic: Overlooked Assets – The asset every architect has in their building documentation and how to turn this into another revenue stream. Presenter: Rudd van Deventer |
Topic: Defend or Include – The dichotomy of our city. Presenter: Tanzeem Razak |
| SAIAShare#8 |
Topic: Exploring the SAIA Compendium of Practice Guidelines Presenter: Emile Paulsen |
Topic: Architects as Captains of the construction industy Presenter: Al Stratford |
| SAIAShare#9 |
Topic: Architectural Practice as a Space of Praxis – A thinking and making dialect around shifting notices of cultural projects Presenter: Nabeel Essa |
Topic: Removing speed bumps – to fast track development Presenter: Ian Bell |
| SAIAShare#10 |
Topic: Architects know you business Presenter: Tim Holmes |
Topic: Sol Plaatje University Competition winners Presenter: Cohen and Garson Architects |
| SAIAShare#11 |
Topic: What architects need to know about solar and alternative sources. Presenter: Andre Nel |
Topic: Experimental Futures – radical experimentation in architectural pedagogy. Presenter: Phadi Mabe |
| SAIAShare#12 |
Topic: Disagreements in the architectural industry. Presenter: Tania Glavas |
Topic: Going beyond solar studies – can science create poetics in architecture? Presenter: Paul Carter |
| SAIAShare#13 |
Topic: Observations from 40 years of architectural evaluation. Presenter: John Dovey |
Topic: The architecture of Peter Rich – Conversation with Africa. Presenter: Prof Jonathan Noble |
| SAIAShare#15 |
Topic: Why architects need to do more feasibility studies Presenter: Dr Jeremy Gibberd |
Topic: The new modes of Practise necessitated by the crises that our cities are facing Presenter: Thiresh Govender |
| SAIAShare#16 |
Topic:Cross laminate timber construction
Presenter: Francois Nortje |
Topic: LE CORBUSIER'S REGIONALISM
Presenter: Gerald Steyn |
| SAIAShare#17 |
Topic: Professional Indemnity, Liability and Financial Risks Presenter: Chris Pearson |
Topic: WATER, VAPOR, ICE: Presenter: The traveling architect’s own voice |
| SAIAShare#18 |
Topic: 5 Silver Bullets Presenter: Ian Alexander |
Topic: INSTAGRAM: the digital building space Presenter: Phillip Nel |
| SAIAShare#19 |
Topic: How to plan for smart, maintainable buildings Presenter: Alex Ringelmann |
Topic: The work of GASS Presenter: Georg van Gass |
| SAIAShare#20 |
Topic: "Evaluating extension of time - correctly"
Presenter: Hendrik Prinsloo |
Topic: The work of SAOTA Presenter: Philippe Fouche |
| SAIAShare#21 |
Topic: Software and ICT Presenter: Leon Pienaar |
Topic: War Graves Memorial Presenter: Dean Jay Architects |
| SAIAShare#22 |
Topic: An awareness of social determinants improves designs and decreases Presenter: Jennifer Mirembe |
Topic: Lodges Presenter: Jacobus Uys Black Sable Architects |
| SAIAShare#23 |
Topic: Mixed Use Developments Presenter: Graham Wilson |
Topic: Design and 3D Presenter: Eugene Marais |
| SAIAShare#24 |
Topic: Sixty Years an Architect: Presenter: Stan Segal - pending |
Topic: To be Confirmed – A Presenter: Nadia Tromp |
| SAIAShare#25 |
Topic: Design: How the brain Presenter: Maria Day |
Topic: Book on Pretoria and Presenter: Nathan Kabinga |
| SAIAShare#26 |
Topic: TBC
Presenter:Henning Rasmuss |
Topic: To be Confirmed – A Presenter: Nadine Engelbrecht |
| SAIAShare#27 |
Topic: Branding Presenter: Merry Luzolo |
Topic: TBC Presenter: Andre Krige 255 |
| SAIAShare#28 |
Topic: Project Monitoring Tool Presenter: AJ Corbett |
Topic: Design by Research Presenter: Jonathan Noble |
| SAIAShare#29 |
Topic: Contract Management Presenter: Uwe Putlitz |
Topic: Timber Construction Presenter: Braam de Villiers |
| SAIAShare#30 |
Topic: Quo vadis, “Architekton”? Presenter: Alan Ter Morshuizen |
Topic: Timber Construction Presenter: Braam de Villiers |
| SAIAShare#31 |
Topic: Shopping Centres Presenter: Alrita Groenewald |
Topic: Coromandel Presenter: Edna Peres |
| SAIAShare#32 |
Topic: SANS 10400 Presenter: Rudolf Opperman |
Topic: Herschell School Presenter: Tyrone Bloch |
| SAIAShare#33 |
Topic:Symptoms and Remedies Presenter: Uwe Putlitz |
Topic: Heritage Related Presenter: Hendrik Auret |