How are individuals using their training in architecture to explore diverse career paths?
Guest:
Wandile Mthiyane, CEO at Ubuntu Design Group
Continuing our series we’re calling “Architecture, And”, this week we invited Wandile Mthiyane to share his story of designing a business that combines architecture and social impact. In Episode #015 we discuss social entrepreneurship through the case study of Ubuntu Design Group. Influenced by his childhood experiences growing up in post-apartheid South Africa, Wandile founded UDG on the core idea that if apartheid architecture could be used to segregate and oppress, then community-led design should liberate and enable opportunities for all. Learn more about the Ubuntu Summer Abroad Program for 2021 (which will be virtual); applications are due October 30th (https://www.ubuntuasa.org/).
Show Links:
Ubuntu Design Group, https://ubuntudesigngroup.org/
Ubuntu Summer Abroad Program, https://www.ubuntuasa.org/
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https://archinect.com/features/article/150208185/undoing-apartheid-architecture-with-wandile-mthiyane
https://www.noma.net/news/the-architects-of-systemic-racism-south-african-wandile-mthiyane-tells-an-american-story-on-architizer/
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