2020 REGIONAL WINNERS
TLHOLOGELLO SESANA TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
Decolonising architecture with a hybrid theory of image , culture and space through the design of a land redistribution hub in Tshwane proved a winning theme for Sesana from the Tshwane University of Technology . Entitled ‘ A REVOLUTION ’, the idea was born of a desire to narrate a forgotten African history and suppressed African ability .
“ As a result , in conceptualising my thesis , I treated land as a standing witness to the evolution and aggregation of history , with the result that
90 % of the proposal is below the ground so as to remember the past through the surviving layers of earth ,” explains Tlhologello .
“ My project was initially perceived as very controversial , so I received a lot of push back while trying to articulate and formalise it . I will say life has an interesting way of nudging one towards a particular trajectory . I do hope to honour this calling with honest conviction and pride in my African heritage .”
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