Understand the Power of
Architecture to Hurt or Heal
Join other students and learn a community-centered approach to impacting large communities by designing & building dignified and culturally-influenced homes for resilient families in South Africa.
Join Today"We believe in using architecture as a vehicle to bring about change. If apartheid architecture could segregate and oppress, community-based design can liberate and enable opportunity, growth, and commerce"
Wandle Mthiyane
Discover the Power of Architecture
Be part of a community centered design-build program where your designs directly impact local families and communities.
Foster Diversity & Inclusion
Learn first-hand how communities are built in a locally calibrated architectural context through a diverse summer experience.
Develop Cultural Humility
Gain real-world experience through designing & building dignified and culturally influenced housing for resilient families.
Engage the Design Community
Collaborate with students & professionals as you form friendships and connections for an impactful career in architecture.
Summer with Impact
Connect with us as we use architecture to begin the process of healing communities. You'll be part of designing & building dignified homes with a small commercial component for families in Durban, South Africa.
You'll see firsthand how your designs impact lives.
Program Cost Structure
Looking forward to 2022
Are you a student who wants to receive college credit or an educator interested in offering this experience to your class?
Enjoy this program as an elective , individual study, service project for your institution, or even just for fun.
- Location: Online. Live from Durban, South Africa
Will You Join Us?
Build a relationship with a new community
"For me, this experience of familiarity was what enhanced the purpose-driven design - it felt like we were building for our family - the Mtshalis."
Robert Rivers
Andrews University School of Architecture
Leadership
Meet leaders in community building & design
Wandile
Mthiyane
Thandolwenkosi
Mthembu
Josh
Sanabria
Urechi
Oguguo
Michael
Nixon
Nontokozo
Mhlungu
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