Activity Title:

DESIGNING CREATIVELY WITH DAYLIGHT

Description

This is an interactive live online course, via Zoom, that gives you a practical and aesthetic foundation to the key Principles and Rules of Thumb for designing with natural light.

All successful designs have mastered the play of natural lighting across surfaces and through volumes.

You'll learn how to analyse the different kinds of daylight to significantly improve the living experience by enhancing the subtle interplay of light and shadows. This includes how to configure the overall massing of the building, through to the nature and positioning of the fenestration - without having to number crunch! We also deal with the basic errors most designers consistently make.

The course covers material not taught at university or Technikon!  Expect the unexpected! 

“This course has been massively informative. The ability to stretch our thoughts into seeing the way we do what I always thought to be ordinary things in a unique way, has been very inspiring. Fresh insight into light (and dark).” Jerome Starkey

Date:

4 weekly sessions, on Thursdays,

from AUGUST 6^TH TO AUGUST 27^TH 2026

Time:

From 4pm to 6:30pm

Place:

Online, via Zoom

Cost:

R 3,150.00

CPD Points:

3 Category 1 CPD Points

Validating Voluntary Association:

CIFA

Link

BOOK ONLINE:

https://ksstudios.co.za/product/3-cpds/designing-creatively-with-daylight/

Info: courses@ksstudios.co.za

+27 066 527 2073 (WhatsApp calls or text only)

Activity Title:

Inspections, report writing and expert witnessing by Joost Hogewoning

Description

The aim of this CPD event is to equip designers with a wider knowledge of doing inspections, writing up professional reports and how to prepare and present expert witnessing in court.  

This is a field seldom visited by professionals, but which can become a profitable part of any practice.

The CPD covers the different types of reports as well as guidelines on quantities and specifications.

Date:

Thursday, 6 August 2026

Payment to be made on/before Tuesday 04 August 2026

Time:

Correspondence workshop to be completed within 14days of starting date

Place:

Correspondence

Cost

R 700 – non SAIBD members

R560– SAIBD members (fully pd members)

CPD Points:

Category 1, Credits- 0.6

Validating Voluntary Association:

SAIBD (South African Institute of Building Design)

Link

Registration link: https://forms.gle/rk4RAFkXBM3aRpKSA

Activity Title:

AI In the Built Environment

Description

The IBD's AI in the Built Environment (AIBE) programme is a 5 week programme.
Structured for working professionals, the aim is to solve a real problem using AI.

Veterans from the built environment and the tech industry then assess the solutions.

As a bonus, professionals claim all CPD points for the year and receive a peer-reviewed certification on their project.

Date:

7^th July – 04^th August 2026

Every Tuesday & Thursday

Payment to be made on/ by Thursday 2^nd July 2026

Time:

2pm-4pm

Place:

Online

Cost

SAIBD Members(Fully paid)- R9000

Non SAIBD Members – R10 000

CPD Points:

Category 1, Credits 4

Category 3, Credits 2

Validating Voluntary Association:

SAIBD

Link

https://forms.gle/FXbhB3Cmysmkg7dC6

Activity Title:

DESIGNING WITH PROPORTIONS

Description

Elegant proportions are everywhere: nature, buildings and our own bodies. 

They make life worth living for. 

As there is lawfulness in musical intervals, there is lawfulness in the proportions of beautiful buildings. Refined proportions are not random. Without a deeper understanding it's guessing. You can significantly enhance your designs using the principles of proportioning. Throughout history all great architects and painters used different proportioning systems. Life can become a lot more interesting than a grid!

This 4-week online course will combine mathematical principles and exercises to enhance your design process and tune your intuition when it comes to aesthetics.

We will be working with a range of proportioning systems: Cubit, Fractals, Musical Proportions, Root Proportions, Golden Section and more.

It’s different from any other course you’ve done. It's mentally engaging, creative, out of the box, and you'll be making models, working on real projects, sharing with fellow designers and taking part in open discussions.

Date:

4 weekly sessions, on Wednesdays,

from JULY 8^TH TO JULY 29^TH 2026

Time:

From 4pm to 6:30pm

Place:

Online, via Zoom

Cost

R 3,150.00

CPD Points:

3 Category 1 CPD Points

Validating Voluntary Association:

CIFA

Link

BOOK ONLINE:

https://ksstudios.co.za/product/3-cpds/designing-with-proportions/

Info: courses@ksstudios.co.za

+27 066 527 2073 (WhatsApp calls or text only)

Activity Title:

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND: AI VISUALISATION: NANO BANANA – PRESENTED BY AKHEEL KHAN

Description

You can’t render with AI. But you can visualise with it. Learn the easiest method to change materials, reimagine an old project’s atmosphere and Iterate ideas by using image generation properties with Google’s Nano Banana.

Date:

Wednesday, 29 July 2026

Registration and payment on or before Tuesday, 28 July 2026.

Time:

3pm to 6pm

Place:

Online

Cost

R360 – SAIBD members (fully pd members)

R460 – non SAIBD members

CPD Points:

Category 1, Credits- 0,3

Validating Voluntary Association:

SAIBD (South African Institute of Building Design)

Link

Registration link for workshop:

https://forms.gle/tZP9T4JN3tuARkse6