The Scape Awards of Excellence 2025, in proud partnership with Oggie Flooring and Infinity Surfaces, is undoubtedly the biggest awards programme for our architecture and design industry in South Africa โ and these are the dear darlings who have risen to the top at this yearโs event.
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As a profession, we tend to forge ahead, and we sometimes donโt get a moment to look up. But Friday, 10 October, was a night to take stock, to celebrate the craft, the colleagues, the competition, and the community that make this industry what it is! To quote a line from Hamilton: on Friday night, we were in the room where it happens, the room where it happens! So, we were promised one thing โ no polite applauses. Friday was a moment to own our passion and to celebrate what it means to work hard for excellence.
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Because to reach excellence, it takes more than talent. It takes gumption, grit, and all of the prosaic qualities that move projects forward. And arriving on Friday the 10th at the Mount Nelson, as our most polished selves, is only a fraction of the story of excellence. To aspire to excellence, you must understand that this build โ this pursuit of the perfect project, the perfect interior, the perfect public space โ might take years to be realised. You need guts to hang in. You do it because your profession is your passion.
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The 2025 crowns have been claimed. A huge congratulations to the winners โ and we cannot wait to launch the 2026 programme!
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