As an intersectional collective, Matri-Archi(tecture) uses research and spatial education rooted in the African continent to design spaces and evoke architectural discourses that reflect and archive overlooked cultures. Matri-Archi believes that such cultures can inform spatial environments through everyday practices of routine, occupation, gathering, and negotiation. Reflecting our (Global) South Side offers a space to house everyday interactions and to explore how occupation and reflection can facilitate learning about other cultures.
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Team: Khensani de Klerk, Solange Mbanefo, Tshego Mako, Tapiwa Manase
Collaborators: Cory Stevenson and Craig Stevenson
Fabrication: Navillus Woodworks
With the generous support of the Chicago Architecture Biennial 2021