EMPOWERFEST: Celebrating a decade of building homes and transforming lives
Tue Oct 3, 18:00 - Tue Oct 17, 20:00
Urban Think Tank Empower Studio
ABOUT
Ten years ago, we began planning the very first Empower home in Khayelitsha. Today, we are getting ready to launch the next thousand homes. Please join us as we celebrate the progress made towards a safe and dignified housing reality for all South Africans.
Join us for Empowerfest, kicking off on Wednesday 3 October and running until Tuesday 17 October, for an uplifting, informative programme of film screenings, exhibition launches, talks and open studios events, curated to tell this story, and to spark debate about how we can do housing differently in South Africa.
Event programme:
Tuesday 3 October
· FILM SCREENING: RE-ACTIVATE HOUSING
MUMBAI MAXIMUM CITY & TORRE DAVID
6pm-8pm
UTTE studio, 76 Church St, Cape Town
Wednesday 4 October
· FILM SCREENING: RE-ACTIVATE THE CITY
GRAN HORIZONTE & MUMBAI MAXIMUM CITY
6pm-8pm
UTTE studio, 76 Church St, Cape Town
Thursday 5 October:
· DESIGN CHARETTE: DESIGNING ALTERNATIVE HOUSING MODELS
2.30pm-5.30pm
UTTE STUDIO, 76 CHURCH ST, CAPE TOWN
· FIRST THURSDAY PUBLIC EXHIBITION OPENING
5.30pm-9.00pm
UTTE studio, 76 Church St, Cape Town
Friday 6 October
· FILM SCREENING: RE-ACTIVATE CAPITAL
DISAPPEARANCE OF ROBIN HOOD & TORRE DAVID
6pm-8pm
UTTE studio, 76 Church St, Cape Town
Wednesday 11 October
· GUEST LECTURE: ALFREDO BRILLEMBOURG ACCOMPANIED BY FREDERIC LEVRAT
5pm-7pm
School for Explorative Architecture, 25 Commercial Street, Cape Town
Tuesday 17 October
· OPEN STUDIOS CAPE TOWN
5pm-8pm
UTTE studio, 76 Church St, Cape Town
As Empower, we're dedicated to driving collaboration, innovation and transformation in alternative affordable housing solutions. Teaming up with the City of Cape Town and individual local communities, our mission is to design and construct homes that uplift lives.
This is the Empower campaign, where we actively seek solutions to the housing crisis throughout South Africa, recognising the lasting economic scars of Covid-19 as well as the socio-economic history of segregation.
We advocate for an affordable housing revolution. By championing incentives to reimagine regulations, we expedite action to improve dignified housing delivery. Through collaboration, innovation and unwavering dedication, we reshape narratives, designing affordable homes that empower, ensuring a brighter future for all.