2012 - 2016
Graduate Architect
Architecture Coop, Cape Town
Graduate Architect, working on a range upmarket private residential projects located within Cape Town City region.
2016 - 2018 Graduate Architect
TP Bennett LLP, London
Graduate Architect, working on a range of inner-city student residential projects located within the London City region.
2010 - 2014
B.Arch UCT
School of Architecture, Planning & Geomatics
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Architecture degree with distinction in design: a focus on urban architecture & infrastructure project interventions.
2015 - 2017
M.UD Wits
School of Architecture and Planning
University of Witwatersrand
Master of Urban Design degree with distinction in design: a focus on large scale urban regeneration & public infrastructure projects.
2009 - 2011
Professional Architect
Arup, Johannesburg
Registered professional architect, working on a range of urban regeneration, transport architecture & public infrastructure projects.
Yonah Odendal Architect
Urban Designer
2012 - current Architect & urban designer
UrbanSoup, Johannesburg
Design Director, registered professional architect & urban designer working on a range of urban regeneration, transport architecture, inner-city housing & public infrastructure projects.
I have attained a set of critical skills as a design architect/urban designer working on international projects of variable complexity & scale. These projects are carefully considered interventions within a series of complex urban, social & economical contexts.
Core Responsibilities
Client and stakeholder engagement
Municipal and City engagement
Strategic planning and concept formulation
Placemaking and form studies
Conceptual massing studies
Consultant engagement
Manage production team
Economic Viability study
Presentation and marketing
Project development and implementation
