{code}bridge

In the most of the previous posts, I’ve talked about physical spaces. Today my focus will be on something less tangible, but with a huge importance in our world: data and information. {code}bridge is an organization which incubates civic initiatives. Geographically, it is in Cape Town and Durban, but its work spreads for all South…

The Old Biscuit Mill and The Woodstock Exchange

Woodstock is the district of Cape Town in which artists and creative people chose to be. The environment, with its several craft shops, restaurants, bars and art galleries, has motivated several companies to install its offices in the neighborhood. I’ve visited two places in Woodstock, The Old Biscuit Mill and The Woodstock Exchange, and these…

Workshop 17

Cape Town’s premier shopping complex, the V&A Waterfront is located between the city center and the Green Point World Cup stadium, with an amazing view of Table Mountain. In 1988 it has started the development process of the historic docklands which, in the XV century, received the first ships of the Dutch East India Company….

Sci-Bono Discovery Center

I was very happy to find out that Johannesburg has a world-class science and technology museum because just one day there is more effective than dozens of school classes. Sci-Bono Discovery Center is a huge museum located in Newtown, downtown Johannesburg. Whoever visits Sci-Bono will find various experiences and shows related to different disciplines. There are…

Maboneng Precinct

In all of my previous posts, I’ve talked about some specific space of innovation, some were about coworking and others about fablab or other spaces. Today I’ll present Maboneng Precinct, a whole district packed with innovation spaces. Maboneng means ‘place of light’ in the Sotho language. It’s a region in downtown Johannesburg that just five…