Passionate About Design? Shape the World with Architecture!

Applications for the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) at Nelson Mandela University are NOW OPEN!

Are you a creative thinker who loves drawing, building, imagining spaces, and solving real-world problems? Then architecture might be your calling! At Mandela Uni, our BAS degree is your first step into the exciting world of architectural design, innovation, and sustainability.

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Changing Children's Lives through Architecture

Department of Architecture, first-year students embrace on a collaborative engagement project with Merryvale Special School. We're pleased to share the innovative work of our first-year architecture students at Nelson Mandela University, who have diligently worked on a special project for Merryvale School's new Autism Wing. The project? Designing a Therapeutic Courtyard!

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BAS Hons Students embark on a South End journey

South End was a vibrant, diverse and thriving mixed community before implementation of the 1950 Group Areas Act under the apartheid regime. Forced removals implemented under the act, removed Coloured residents of South End to areas such as Gelvandale, Korsten, and Chetty. 

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Project A.R.C.E.E

Every year the second year architecture students embark on a photography project. For many students this is the first time that they work with a DSL camera. The outcome of the 2017 cohort was phenomenal. The introduction to photography was arranged in five categories. Capturing texture on campus, reflect on the aftermath of the devastating fire, exploring and experimenting with balloons and strawberries. The exhibition of the work is currently on at the Department of Architecture.

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