A student in Architectural Technology at CPUT, Marla Bekondo Plunkett, was recently awarded a study grant for an architectural drawing that he submitted for the Georgian Group Architectural Drawing Prize 2008.

The awards were presented by HRH The Prince of Wales at a ceremony at the Ritz Hotel, Piccadilly, United Kingdom on 26 November 2008.

The competition is organised annually by the Georgian Group, a London-based British charity founded in 1937 to preserve Georgian buildings, monuments and landscapes.

The 2008 event was held conjunction with The Prince’s Drawing School and the Traditional Architecture Group of the Royal Institute of British Architects, to celebrate the Georgian Group’s patron HRH The Prince of Wales’ sixtieth birthday. Competition entries were exhibited at Fitzroy Square in London during the week leading up to the Prince’s birthday.

Hailing from Cameroon, Plunkett was encouraged to enter the competition by his History of Architecture lecturer John Samuels, who noticed Plunkett’s talent during coursework practicals.

Plunkett’s submission, the only entry from CPUT, was submitted for the competition in September 2008 and was amongst ten finalists to be shortlisted and subsequently to receive the title of ‘commended entry’.

Overall, out of over 240 entries received, Plunkett was the only international student architect to be placed fifth in the amateur measured drawing category.

The entrants, being professionals and students alike, had to sketch the exterior or interior of an existing Georgian building.

For the purposes of the competition, the term ‘Georgian building’ referred to architectural structures that were completed in the period 1660 to 1840.

The building chosen as the subject of Plunkett’s series of drawings was an old municipal building in Tokai, one of Cape Town’s Southern Suburbs.

According to the Georgian Group, the aim of the architectural drawing competition is to promote and reward excellence in technical drawing and to encourage a close study and understanding of Georgian buildings.

The competition was open to British subjects and to all citizens of the British Commonwealth, British Overseas Territories, Crown Dependencies and the USA under 40 years of age.

The Architectural Technology course offered at CPUT aims to equip students with independent technological innovations, researching skills and the capability to perform professional architectural services in technology, design and management in the public and private sectors of the built environment.

To learn more about the Architectural Technology course at CPUT, contact the Faculty of Informatics and design at +27 +21 460 3136.

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Photographs: Architectural Technology student Marla Bekondo Plunkett; HRH The Prince of Wales examines one of the competition entries.

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The Faculty of Informatics and Design has found a new home for the departments of Interior Design, Architectural Technology, and Town and Regional Planning.

These departments, which were previously based on various CPUT campuses, are now housed in the recently opened Foreshore Campus, also known as the Thomas Pattullo Campus.

The official campus opening on 17 November 2008 coincided with the week-long Faculty of Informatics and Design exhibition of students’ work. The opening ceremony itself was preceded by an awards ceremony that acknowledged the sterling works of students within the three departments housed in the Thomas Pattullo Building.

In celebrating the opening and exhibition, guest speaker Malcolm Campbell, President of the South African Council for the Architectural Profession, said the building was historic and appropriate as it previously housed the offices of the Industrial Council for Building. He said its function is aligned with the original function of the building.

Campbell noted that it was unique for three related departments to be put together. “We need to celebrate that,” he said.

Campbell said, “There is no skills shortage in architecture, but people have not been trained adequately or have not upgraded their skills. The challenge of this institution (CPUT) is to play a role.” He said retraining will be easy with the location of this building in the CBD, next to all transport modes.

Prof Johannes Cronjé, Dean of Informatics and Design, commented on the appropriateness of housing the three departments at the same venue. He noted,""Cross-fertilisation is taking place here with students getting interested in what is being done at other floors.""

“We promised students last year that there’ll be an amalgamation and difficulties. In spite of that they are still producing the best work,” he said.

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A R40 000 bursary donation to six Architecture students will not only have an immediate financial impact but also has long term transformation ambitions.

The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) made the donation and encouraged the Architectural Technology Department to distribute the funds as they saw fit.

Acting Head of the Architectural Technology and Interior Design Department Nikki Jinka says staff debated the most applicable way to split the money and in the end decided to divide it into two R10 000 and four R5 000 awards.

In order to be considered students wrote motivation letters describing their experience of being disadvantaged and were also assessed on their academic performance and financial need.

First year student Marileen Lamprecht, 23, scooped one of the coveted R10 000 prizes after explaining how she changed universities and courses then job shadowed for a year in a boutique Architectural firm near her home, all in her pursuit of being an architect one day.

Jinka says the ongoing transformation agenda of SACAP was the main consideration when assessing the students.

“It is critical that the industry reflects not only more architects of colour but also that more  females are brought on board,” he says.

The other winning students are Lusenathi Ntsabo; Nyiko Makhubela; Siphiwe Mabaso, Raabeah Floris and Jasmine Zwane. 

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29 of CPUT’s academically deserving students studying Civil Engineering, Building Surveying and Architectural Technology are the latest recipients of bursaries, each valued at R60 000.

The Construction Education and Training Authority (CETA), who support training, education and skills development in the construction industry is the donor of the funds, which total a whopping R1.74 million.

This is the latest agreement between CPUT and the various Sector Education Training Authorities (SETAs) brokered by the Advancement Department. Major donations in the form of bursaries, research and Work Integrated Learning opportunities have also been received from BANKSETA, (Banking and Micro-Finance SETA) AgriSETA, (Agricultural SETA), CATHSSETA, (Culture, Arts, Tourism, Hospitality and Sports SETA), CHIETA (Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority) and the Wholesale and Retail SETA (W&R SETA).

CETA may fund the students until they finish their courses, but are committing for one year at this stage. A continuation of donor funds will depend on the students’ performance and the availability of resources within CETA.

Female-focussed: A minimum of 40% of the CETA bursary recipients are women.

Coby Greef, Provincial Coordinator of CETA says he’s delighted to see so many female faces amongst the bursary recipients. The CETA has stipulated that a minimum of 40% of beneficiaries of the bursaries must be women.

“CETA is committed to providing a conducive environment for learning and artisan development, with a special focus on youth, women and our military veterans,” says Greef. ‘We’re working closely with institutions of higher learning to ensure quality learning to equip professionals and artisans with the necessary skills needed to build our nation.”

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Time is running out for anyone wanting to apply for a number of the most popular design courses available at CPUT.

Architectural Technology and a number of the design courses like Fashion, Graphic, Interior, Jewellery, Three dimensional and Surface will be completing stage one of the application process by the end of this month.

Each design course requires a detailed portfolio submission as well as a written submission which will be evaluated by a selection panel. If a student is applying for more than one design course they will be required to submit a portfolio for each individual course.

All portfolios need to be handed in personally and if mailed should be sent via registered mail to the specified address where the course is offered eg: Roeland Street, Media City or Cape Town Campus by no later than 2pm on July 31 .

After the portfolio evaluation potential students may be invited to a written test or interview which takes place in September. After this a student will be given a final decision on their application status.

Students who show promise but may struggle with the rigours of first year may be given the option of entering the Extended Curriculum Programme (ECP). ECP students attend the same lectures as the other students for their registered subjects, but initially take a lighter academic load and have additional academic support. The support takes the form of practicals and field-trips; as well as various key skills needed for success at university level. The first year is spread over two years, after which ECP students proceed with the mainstream programme. All students get the same Diploma, with the same wording, regardless of whether they did the ECP or the mainstream programme.

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A community crèche, solar panels, water catchment tanks and pedestrian walkways were just a few of the ideas which came out of a student pitching session with Manenberg residents recently.

The Manenberg Community Housing Formal Settlement Project tasked Architectural Technology BTech students with designing a better housing solution for the Cape Flats suburb.

With issues like severe overcrowding, hygiene concerns and gang violence, students had a tough brief to fulfil.

This week students pitched their ideas to Manenberg residents, representatives from the City of Cape Town and Habitat for Humanity as well as the Community Organisation Resource Centre.

BIG IDEAS: Architectural Technology student presents her group’s work

Together these stakeholders are hoping a formal housing upgrade will be on the cards soon.

Lecturer Wilfried Bohm says the interaction between students and the community was life-changing.

“In many cases students went beyond the brief because they were so moved by the plight of the community and wanted to give them the best that they could,” he says.

Manenberg resident Na-eema Schwartz says the foundation work for the housing upgrade began in 2006 when they did a door-to-door audit of the area to assess the housing needs.

“What we encountered was backyard and front yard dwellers and severe overcrowding in the units,” she says.

Almost eight years later the situation is much worse but Schwartz says she is confident that the vision will move from a piece of paper to a reality soon.

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Individuals interested in applying for Design programmes, Architectural Technology and Emergency Medical Care, have up until Friday, 31 July to do so.

The Design programmes include the following National Diplomas:

• Interior Design
• Fashion Design
• Graphic Design
• Jewellery Design and Manufacture
• Surface Design
• Three-Dimensional Design

Individuals interested in applying forArchitectural Technology or design programmes are required to hand in a portfolio. The requirements for the portfolio can be found at: http://www.cput.ac.za/study/apply/step-1-choose-a-qualification#addrequirements

Applications for the four-year Bachelor of Emergency Medical Care must also be submitted by 31 July 2015. No portfolio is required for this course.

Application forms are available for download from the CPUT website and can also be obtained from the Admission and Registration offices at CPUT campuses.

All application forms must be filled in correctly and be accompanied by the correct documents, which must be certified by a commissioner of oaths.

A R100 non-refundable application fee is payable.

For more information, visit the How to apply section on the website that outlines a 7-step guide for application for admission to CPUT.

Please note the following closing dates for specified courses:

• Emergency Medical Care, Design, Architecture: 31 July 2015
• International applications: 31 August 2015
• All other courses (South African applicants): 30 September 2015

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Several CPUT academics have contributed to the newly published handbook “The Architective – Building Construction Standards for South Africa”.

The handbook, which was recently released, is a first of its kind in South Africa that deals specifically with South African standards that regulate the landscape, building and architecture industries.

As of this year, the handbook will be used as a textbook by CPUT students following the Landscape Technology as well as the Architectural Technology courses.

Programme Coordinator of the Landscape Technology course, Johan van Rooyen, who is one of the handbook contributors, says the project spanned over a two-year period and saw more than 30 academics and industry representatives research various topics and author comprehensive chapters.

At just under 600 pages, this handbook contains more than 2 000 detailed drawings, photographs and covers a wide range of topics that range from landscape construction to energy conservation and design accessibility.

Other CPUT academics who have contributed to the handbook include Gerhard Griesel from the Landscape Technology Department; Hermie Voulgarelies and Jolanda Morkel from the Architectural Technology Department and CPUT Alumnus Jaco Jansen.

The textbook is published by Architective Publications (Pty) Ltd.

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Three Architectural Technology students say a semester exchange to a Swedish university has not only honed their skills but also enriched their lives.

Fourth-year students Suné Fitzell, Cobus Visser and Milca Kasongo were part of an exchange to the Umeå School of Architecture.

Senior Lecturer Dr Rudolf Perold said the student exchange came about as a result of an Erasmus+ funding proposal that he developed with Umeå University’s Dr James Benedict Brown after Perold first visited the Swedish university in 2019.

“The main objective of the Erasmus+ project between CPUT and Umeå University is staff and student exchange, so as to foster a relationship between the two schools of architecture and to find common ground for research and teaching related activities.”

Suné said she learned “so very much” from the experience.

“UMA is much more focused on the artistic and explorative side of architecture. Geopolitical, social, and environmental concerns were the context of our exploration during the semester. With this in mind, we investigated from various angles. We used the workshops (timber, steel, 3D printing) to investigate materials or structural components alongside developing a proposal for a cultural park that would answer community needs in some way.”

Cobus said he learnt that architecture is much more than mere technicalities.

“..it involves people and cultures, and comparing different people and cultures is the best way to put them all into perspective.”

Milca said the experience increased her knowledge and skills.

“There was a major difference in ways of learning that I was used to in CPUT compared to Umeå university, where (we) were focused more on the technicality of architecture and at Umeå they focused more on the essence and exploration of architecture. I believe that this helped me to illustrate, as a student, the need to seek new vision of education and explore different ways of teaching in the world.”

Perold added that Brown was visiting CPUT for a guest lecture this term while Rayner Moodley, Head of the Department of Architectural Technology and Interior Design and second-year lecturer, Lloyd Pretorius, will also visit Umeå in the coming months.

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A thought-provoking installation created by first-year Architectural Technology and Interior Design students has inspired hope and unity while highlighting a range of social issues.

Architectural Technology First-Year Coordinator, Niven Naidoo said many students felt isolated last year because of the coronavirus pandemic and the initial aim was for the installation project to serve as an icebreaker for this year’s cohort.

“The brief wasn’t really formal. We asked them to make an installation that reflects what impacts them the most. I told them: ‘Want your voices to be heard - make a statement, make it loud’. At the same time, it was an opportunity for students to get to know each other and what was impacting their fellow students’ lives.”

Student Courtney Gwynn said the first-years brainstormed a few ideas and talked about what impacts them as students.

“Most of the social issues we came up with did relate to everyone. Eventually, we started seeing all these different issues and how people could address it in their artwork.”

Student Astin Solomons said the installation gave every student a voice.

“We got to communicate with people from various backgrounds. Everyone took their personal experiences and placed it into this installation.”

A range of issues from student funding to gender-based violence, racism, corruption and gangsterism were highlighted and each social issue was reflected in a specific colour in the installation.

“The final result was beyond what I expected. This project was over and above the curriculum work and different groups had to come in on different days and it was quite challenging for first-year students to deal with the logistics,” said Naidoo.

He said another highlight of the project was a video created by student, Moegamat Rafiq Toffar, which encapsulated the essence of the project.

Naidoo said blank spaces on the installation allow for more people to add their voices to it.

Student, Liam Peyper said that through the project he learnt that what brings people together is communication and similarities.

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Architectural Technology and Interior Design students used a recent Vertical Projects Showcase to exhibit nine projects.

Vertical Projects incorporates students across years and disciplines into teams which work on real-world architectural problems and solutions.

Dr Hermie Delport, acting Head of the Architectural Technology and Interior Design Department, said this was the first time they did the Vertical Project twice in one year: “We use it as an ice-breaker at the beginning of the year. We try to focus the middle of the year Vertical Projects on service learning projects.”

She says in future they will align the middle of the year Vertical Projects with Mandela Day.

The nine groups split into sub-groups to handle specific tasks with many of the projects stemming from real-world concerns brought to the Department’s attention.

One project dubbed the Edushed is to create an outdoor classroom incorporating a food garden for Muizenberg Junior School. The school approached the Department towards the end of the last term. During a studio project, first students submitted ideas and presented them to the school.

The school then chose the project they liked best, with the winning project designed by first-year student Isaac Gordon.

Lecturer Trevor Jacobs said the outdoor classroom will become a reality as it is part of Justin Bonello’s Neighbourhood Farm programme which will finance a pilot project (Muizenberg Junior School is one of 11 schools taking part in the outdoor classroom/farm programme) to the tune of R50 000.

“We used the expertise of the students in the Vertical Projects to do the working drawings and the costing of the winning project. The students worked out the cost to be R75 000.

“Now the next level is that the students must build it. Either they have to cover the missing R25 000 or re-cost the project,” said Jacobs.

Other Vertical Projects showcased included:

• Revamping an educare centre in Khayelitsha
• Designing a braai facility for Darling township (several designs were showcased which will be shown to the Darling municipality with a prototype hopefully built in October)
•  Adding terms to CPUT’s online architecture multi-lingual glossary
• Posters being entered into a Cape Institute for Architecture competition to create a mobile exhibition space
• District Six Remembered project
•  A project to redesign particular CPUT campus spaces frequented by students to create inviting places to just hang out
•  A marketing video for the Architectural Technology course; and
• A well-attended debate on the concept “architects have become careless of the city and its inhabitants”

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A freak accident which saw her mother lose multiple limbs in a train accident wasn’t enough to derail a CPUT student from her dreams of graduating with a Bachelor’s pass in Architectural Technology. The tragedy had an unexpected silver lining after the young architect ended up starting a small business based on cowhide accessories which took her all the way to the US on a scholarship tour.

Nomakhosazana Ncube or Zana as her friends call her has had an extra-long and bumpy road to the CPUT Summer graduation stage. On a daily basis, she struggled to complete assignments because of rolling blackouts in Zimbabwe, where she was completing the Open Architecture course via correspondence. To complete online critique sessions she was forced to connect a power cable from her car battery to her laptop and work from the backseat of her vehicle. Lecturers also made special allowances for Zana, and other Zimbabwean students, by scheduling critique sessions for around midnight because electricity usually kicked in for a few hours between 11 pm and 4 am.

“There you are at 2 am sitting on your backseat, occasionally running your battery so that it won’t go flat. You think maybe this is the universe telling you that maybe this isn’t for you,” says Zana.
“But then you look at how far you have come and you keep going.”

Unfortunately for her things were about to get much worse when her mother was involved in a near-fatal train accident in Victoria Falls in 2018 when she fell under a train and severed her legs.

“I remember that dreaded next-of-kin call. In a flash I went from excitedly waiting for mid-year block assessments to wondering if my mother would be a corpse,” says Zana.

After a three-month hospital stay, Zana’s mother was discharged from hospital and she dedicated herself exclusively to her caregiving. Eventually, she was forced to make the difficult decision to defer her studies until her mother had fully recovered.

The unexpected spare time frustrated Zana and she soon found a creative outlet that would allow her to stay home with her mother while also earning a living. She founded A Tribe Called Zimbabwe which is a range of fashion items based on Zimbabweans love for Nguni cattle.

“The goal of the company was to celebrate the rich history and culture of Zimbabweans and showcase our fashion identity,” she says.

“I would wheel my mother into the dining room to watch me work on the cow horns and hide and it gave us something else to talk about other than pain and hospital visits.”

Zana was later chosen for a Visitor Leadership Program for women in entrepreneurship and went to the US in December 2018.

The networking programme was a life-changing experience and exposed A Tribe Called Zimbabwe to an international audience. All the while Zana resumed her studies and is now on track to graduate with her classmates.

Today Zana’s mother Judith Maposa has recovered enough to travel to South Africa and will watch her daughter graduate during the Spring Grad series.

“She is such a strong character. It wasn’t easy to watch your mother nearly die and soldier on. I told her if my life is over then hers has to go on and I am so proud, that despite everything she went through she pulled through,” says Judith.

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A senior lecturer in the Architectural Technology and Interior Design Department has been selected as a jury panel member for the prestigious International BLT Built Design Awards.

Colleen Cocotos said she felt privileged to have been selected as a jury panel member for the awards, which recognise and celebrate the contributions of professionals in architecture, interior design, construction and landscape architecture on a global scale.

“The jury consists of practitioners from around the world and I am honoured to represent South Africa alongside Phill Mashabane, principal at Mashabane and Rose Architects. I look forward to the awards event, which will showcase exceptional work. I find it inspiring to review the dedication and effort that have gone into these projects.”

She joined CPUT in 2009 from Nikheel, a Middle Eastern property developer.

“The most enjoyable part of my job is challenging students to become their best selves as designers. I believe that we have the power to make a positive impact on society through good design and there is no greater privilege than being able to create happy, environmentally responsible and supportive environments.”

Cocotos said being a juror for the BLT Built Design Awards would give her the opportunity to review a wide range of projects, buildings, and infrastructure that tackle the challenges of urbanisation.

“I appreciate the chance to witness first-hand the exceptional and human-centred approach that goes into these projects. It is creatively stimulating to be part of an awards event that celebrates excellence and shares it globally, with a broad audience, allowing others to aspire to the same level of greatness.”

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With Day Zero looming for Capetonions, students in the Architectural Technology and Interior Design Department recently came out in their numbers to attend a talk by water warrior, Caron von Zeil.

Von Zeil, who also lectures in the Department, is the founder of non-profit organisation Reclaim Camissa and has located 32 springs, which flow under the Mother City and run into the ocean.

According to the organisation’s Facebook page, it aims to reclaim the central city’s connection to the water, ensuring that the public is able to enjoy the right to this water and that the water remains in good ecological health
“We have to learn how to be respectful to the environment again because we have forgotten that. We assume water comes out of a tap and that milk comes out a box. They don’t. We are all symbiotic in this system and we have to learn to share,” Von Zeil said.

She encouraged the students to be active citizens.
“Be informed and know what you can do to assist the plight,” was her message.
“As you progress through the school know where you can design and how you can do things more ecologically sensitively.”

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An Architectural Technology alumna is shining bright in Belgium where she has received a prize for her Master’s thesis.

Chioma Obasi was recently announced as the winner in the international student category of the Thesis Award 2021 from Hasselt University (UHasselt).

She said the prize is awarded to the best development-relevant Master’s thesis.

Her thesis is titled: Activating Landscapes Through Memory: A Journey Through Fragments of Cape Town’s Strand Street Quarries. Obasi said she had not expected to win the prize.

“But afterwards, I felt very happy and honoured because receiving recognition for all the hard work put into my research was humbling. My thesis touches on a sensitive area in South African history, so I was happy to share the topic internationally and for it to be recognised and appreciated.”

Obasi first went to UHasselt as a CPUT exchange student and, in 2020, was awarded a Master Mind scholarship to study towards a one-year International Master in Interior Architecture (Adaptive Re-use) at UHasselt.

She said her time at CPUT laid a firm foundation for her postgraduate studies.

“When I first started studying architecture, I don’t think I fully understood what it meant or entailed. However, the lecturers at CPUT were amazing and quite patient with the students, taking their time and explaining theories and concepts to us. And I believe that this laid an excellent foundation for me. Unlike most traditional universities, CPUT focuses on both design and technology (with more emphasis on technology), which creates a good balance when designing architecture,” she said.

“Though my Master’s was mostly design-based, I could make calculated and informed decisions with my background in technology. Also, the teaching method of working in groups and asking my fellow students for advice on my work created an atmosphere that prepared me to work cohesively with the people I met while abroad.”

She has now set her sights on enhancing her skills and preparing for a professional career.

“I might be looking into a doctorate to do some research that contributes to developmental and social architecture issues. However, I would also like to find a firm where I will learn and contribute, especially towards developmental projects. Many students come up with or have many ideas to give, yet they only stay on paper, and we don’t always get the opportunity to execute them. But I would like to bring my ideas to reality.”

Obasi, born in Nigeria and moved to South Africa at age five, said life in Belgium over the past few years has been bitter-sweet.

“With the pandemic on the one hand and missing home on the other, it hasn’t been easy. I’ve had to learn to adjust to a new way of life, studying, living, etc. However, I have learned so much and grown a lot as a person, both personally and professionally. I have had the opportunity to experience new cultures and meet diverse groups of people, so the journey has been quite interesting.”

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