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Agriculture Building

Project Bags Top Prize

Luzuko Funda

rchitecture graduate Johnson-Goddard. International Architecture and
Luzuko Funda won the 36th His project creates an “edge Urban Design.
annual national Corobrik building” that interacts with the “This year, the judges felt it was
AStudent Architecture public realm while lightly touching such a close competition that they
Awards, keeping tradition alive as the natural landscape. It adapts the wanted to commend a student who
the fourth winner from Mandela existing Miriam Makeba building on delivered outstanding work,” says
University over the past five years. the site and uses modular systems to Corobrik chairman Peter du Trevou.
His winning project entailed create a sustainable structure that fits The finalists were selected from
designing the Agriculture the context. the eight major universities based on For more information visit mandela.ac.za
department’s buildings at Fort “In architecture, I have discovered architectural master’s theses from the
Hare University in East London and a platform that allows me to express class of 2022.
aiming to revitalising the city around my art and creativity,” says Luzuko. The judges were Wandile
the campus. “Coming from a technical Mntambo from GASS Architecture Enquiries: postgrad@mandela.ac.za
Luzuko completed his fifth year background helped me to understand Studios, Jodi Davids-Harber from
in Architecture in 2022 and was the nature of construction and TJA Architects, and Henry Pretorius
selected as top student from his architecture taught me a way of from Typology Architects. The judges
class to represent the University’s communicating through art in a way commended the eight finalists for the
School of Architecture at this national that others can visualise by means high quality of the work produced,
competition. of a physical model or building. which they said bodes well for the
Luzuko has always been a hard- Architecture has allowed me to find next generation of architects in
working student, even through my own creative path and leave a South Africa.
adversity, and is truly a deserving mark wherever I go.”
recipient of the national prize, says Luzuko is now working as Read more about Luzuko’s entry and
Architecture senior lecturer Clayton a candidate architect at SVA his project. Change the World

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