The partners at Bickerdike Allen this week welcomed Jo Noero, international fellow at RIBA and award winning South-African architect, to give a talk to staff as part of their continual professional development. We heard about various of Noero’s projects in South Africa, including the Red Location Museum, The Alexandra Township and the West Coast Fossil Park, as well as new innovations in energy distribution in Cape Town. He also drew comparisons between some of the issues facing South African architects – including housing crises, the supply of building materials and sustainable resources – and comparable challenges here in the UK.