2024-11-14T11:32:58-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150229063/south-african-ceo-partners-with-noma-and-aias-to-offer-architecture-students-a-masterclass-in-community-led-design Sean Joyner 2020-09-24T11:50:00-04:00 >2020-09-25T05:16:59-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eb/eb9a850ea3c4c5f152e3cec3b2210642.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>You might remember <a href="https://archinect.com/ubuntudesigngroup" target="_blank">Wandile Mthiyane</a> from Archinect's recent profile on him,&nbsp;<em><a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150208185/undoing-apartheid-architecture-with-wandile-mthiyane" target="_blank">Undoing Apartheid Architecture</a>.</em> In that profile, Wandile talked about a pioneering new program his organization, <a href="https://archinect.com/ubuntudesigngroup" target="_blank">Ubuntu Design Group</a>, has developed. Called the&nbsp;<em><a href="https://ubuntu-design-build-summer-abroad.webflow.io/" target="_blank">Ubuntu Architecture Summer Abroad Program</a> (UASA),</em> the new initiative will teach college students a community-centered approach to architecture through a design-build studio course that will be led by Wandile.</p> <p>Students will experience a unique educational experience to design &amp; build dignified and culturally-influenced homes for resilient families in South Africa. &ldquo;Students will be designing and building a home for a family that has been affected by apartheid architecture,&rdquo; Wandile explained. &ldquo;They will come to South Africa and learn first-hand the role of architecture in systemic racism, it&rsquo;s history, and what its impacts are today. And they will get to be a part of the solution we are pursuing.&rdquo;</p> <p>According to Wandile, partnerships have already been se...</p>