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Soweto Architecture Studio
Professional Architects & Designers
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Soweto Architecture Studio is a South African based group of young, highly skilled, and qualified group of Architects & Designers driven by a strong emphasis for design in the fields of architecture, urbanism and systems design.
The company’s key expertise lies in Professional Architectural Services which involves the design, development and implementation of all small, medium and large buildings and the exploration of future urban and city networks unique to the South African context.
We pride ourselves in providing Innovative & Contemporary – Timely, Cost Effective and Quality Professional Architectural Services.
Soweto Architecture Studio recognizes South Africa’s key priority – which is to deliver sustainable rural & urban development’s which demonstrate social, economic and environmental resilience.
Karabo Mokaba is a Professional Architect at Soweto Architecture Studio. He provides the overall vision and project leadership to the firm. He has worked for numerous firms in South Africa. With a decade of professional experience in urbanism, corporate & retail facilities, fuel & energy, health & educational infrastructure, informal settlement upgrades and construction management, he has an all-rounded & integrated approach to architectural design thinking and project implementation procedures.
Karabo was awarded a National Research Foundation ‘NRF’ scholarship and graduated with a Master of Architectural Technology (Prof) degree (2013). Karabo holds numerous awards of excellence. His thesis, ” Intermodal Interchange, Information Exchange” was awarded the Corobik Architectural Student of the Year award for the best use in masonry detailing.
Denver Hendricks is a Senior Architect and Head of Research and Innovation at Soweto Architecture Studio. He has over 20 years practice experience in commercial and public architecture and urban projects. Prior joining Soweto Architecture Studio, Denver served as a resident lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, where he founded the Fabrication Laboratory at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and was the designated Development Coordinator. Denver was also Head of the Architecture Department at the University of Johannesburg from 2017 to 2021 whilst pursuing a PhD.
Studies included architectural technology at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), BArch at UCT. He won both the Housing Development Agency and PG Bison Awards during his final year of studies. He has completed short courses in material studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is an external examiner for architecture at schools South African and sits on examination panels and is invites to talk in institutions in the New York, Italy, and the United Kingdom.
