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Healing architecture Choromanski Architects was awarded the Grand Prix at the recent inaugural Africa Architecture Awards for the uMkhumbane Museum in Cato Manor, KwaZulu-Natal. The award is for the project that best describes the ultimate objective of the Africa Architecture Awards, which is to inspire the future of African architecture. PHOTOGRAPHY PRAKASH BHIKHA
The perforated aluminium screen features a network of geometric patterns inspired by Zulu beadwork, abstracted to form a culturally coded language that refers to the interplay of order and nature. The screen contrasts with the red clay bricks forming the museum’s outer shell chosen for their local provenance, familiarity to local builders and their symbolic value as humble, robust and permanent.
34 LEADINGARCHITECTURE & DESIGN OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2017