PUBLICATIONS, AWARDS & ARTICLES
Why do we need biodiversity?
An African Perspective Biodiversity loss now a global risk Biodiversity is defined as the variety of living species within a certain natural habitat. The World Economic Forum now rates Biodiversity loss in the top 5 global risks in its Global Risk report for 2020....
NET ZERO INNOVATIVE PROJECT AWARD
Runner up, 2019 - 2020 This was awarded by the Green Building Council of South Africa to Marc Sherratt for House Baldwin Ragaven in Parktown West. This award recognizes cutting edge and innovative outcomes in terms of Net Zero in SA, with this project...
Where is the church in sustainability?
Managing Director & Professional Architect at Marc Sherratt, Sustainable Architects (MSSA) Why “going green” is biblical They say if you want to keep a friendship don’t bring up politics or religion. When these subjects are brought up an icy atmosphere fills the...
Stop cutting the grass
By Marc SherrattManaging Director & Professional Architect at Marc Sherratt, Sustainable Architects (MSSA) A vision for Johannesburg’s public parks The failure of the garden city Don’t we all love the wonderful purity of an expansive green lawn, people picnicking...
Iconic landmarks – are they the future of architecture or a dying trend?
Managing Director & Professional Architect at Marc Sherratt, Sustainable Architects (MSSA) What are iconic landmarks? My definition would be a collective culture’s pausing to remember an event, ideology or person in some powerful spatial and visual way. The...
Designing net zero buildings for Africa
Managing Director & Professional Architect at Marc Sherratt, Sustainable Architects (MSSA) Net Zero-rated buildings are set to become the minimum global standard of sustainable architecture over the next 20 years. This will largely be led by cities, encouraged by...
10 years 100 projects, 2018
This publication covers the 100 best Master's level dissertations of Architectural Students over the last 10 years from South Africa's Universities.
Exhibition – Gauteng institute of architecture
2013 Marc Sherratt’s distinction dissertation was invited to be exhibited at the FADA Gallery at the University of Johannesburg.
EXHIBITION – ORIGINS CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND
EXHIBITION – ORIGINS CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND 2014 Marc Sherratt curated his first exhibition by invitation of the Origins Centre Museum at WITS. This was focused on Johannesburg’s extinct fauna and how to reintroduce various species...
Exhibition – faculty of art design and architecture
Johannesburg 2013 Marc Sherratt’s distinction dissertation was invited to be exhibited at the FADA Gallery at the University of Johannesburg.
Net zero innovative project award
Runner up, 2017 - 2018 This was awarded by the Green Building Council of South Africa to Marc and Annelide Sherratt for the Vleihuis Development in Linden. The award states that: “this project is the first to achieve a triple NET ZERO rating from the...
Architectural student of the year
Runner up UJ, 2013 Awarded by Corobrik to the top two Masters students of each University throughout the country.
What is a sustainability architect?
Managing Director & Professional Architect at Marc Sherratt, Sustainability Architects (MSSA) Architect, the word conjures up such professional sophistication, the “gentleman / gentlewoman” of the building industry. Yet now more than ever the...
How sustainable is your lifestyle?
A South African perspective By Marc Sherratt Managing Director & Professional Architect at Marc Sherratt, Sustainability Architects(MSSA) Ah sustainability... that word that means a thousand things. Words like regeneration and resilience have been...