Read Nina Saunders’ inaugural speech from May 2011, complete with pictures, Juhani Pallasmaa quotes and most importantly her 7 goals for her presidential term to start your year on the right foot.

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7 goals for the current presidential term
2011-2012

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1. Establish a Centre for Architecture

Refurbish and adapt 160 Bulwer Road to be
• a more accessible and public-friendly environment
• better suited to seminars and exhibitions

2. Promote KZNIA within the Profession

• through website
• through updating events and promotions
• provide the relevant professional support to members

3. Promote Architecture to the citizens of Durban

• enhancing media presence
• public participation in exhibitions
• ensure public events for World Architecture Day October 2011: Architecture and Human Rights

4. Preparation for UIA 2014, Entitled: architecture otherwhere: 

• Can we imagine coming together as architects with the burden of our geographical and historical trajectories temporarily suspended, upended, turned upside down. No longer south looking north, or east opposed west. Less global stratifications embedded in the conversations......What probable worlds will emerge.

5. Engagement with COP 17:

• Representation on Climate Change Advisory Forum
• Faster, harder, Smarter: Working towards a shard vision for human(e) settlements

6. Education: Determining for Office-Based Learning

• A tool to nurture transformation in the profession

7. Heritage

• Addressing matters of accreditation to work on heritage buildings
• Agitating more structured conservation approaches