This treatise investigates how public architecture can be utilized to support the construction of a multi-cultural identity in the democratic landscape of South Africa. The principle argument is that through the hybridity of cultural signifiers, architecture can provide a counter-narrative to the segregation imposed by colonialist regimes such as Apartheid.

Rammed Earth house and work place, featuring rain water harvesting, thick thermally efficient walls, built entirely from site earth. The thick high earth walls with an inward sloping roof designed to capture maximum water, as well as create shading in the hot summers, creating stable temperatures throughout the year.

The Water Cathedral is South Africa’s first interactive experiential pavilion dedicated to celebrating design through, with and for Water. The Cathedral incorporates various exhibition spaces, education platforms and multimedia events to demonstrate the necessity and impact of this critical resource on the Human Body, Trade, Security, Heritage, and the Planet.

Anwa is a primary school that serves just under 400 children from Kibera, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. The project was developed through a participatory design and construction process that merged local experience with the architectural craft of design and making.

This book chapter revisits the history and practice of design (broadly understood) as it relates to Africa, interrogates themes of post/colonialism, sustainability and identity, considers the potential of design practices in the creation of African decolonial futures, and outlines the beginnings of a framework specific to the Angolan Context.

Extension to an exiting public hospital

Niamey 2000 is a 1700 square meter (18,000 ft2) housing development that was designed in response to the current housing crisis occurring in Niamey, the capital of Niger. By increasing density, the project proposes a new model for urban housing.

The Evolutive Design of Social Housing villas according to the growth of the family or the incomes, 12 housing models from low to high incomes, a green wall of 7m heigh and 70m long, Social and cultural facilities…There are some key notes of the Wellcity Project.

The Kibugambata Community Village is a proposed slum upgrading project for an informal settlement in Eastern Jinja. The design, which constitutes of housing clusters and an accompanying Community Center facility, envisions the creation of public spaces that strengthen the social ties within the communities and economically empower the residents.