Pastoral Worlds, Contested Territories: Exploring Rapid Rangeland Urbanization Turkana County, Kenya

Amazonia Achitecture: Dr. David Euardo Morocho Jaramillo

The importance of traditional Xhosa Beadwork and Attire in Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum collection

Decolonizing and indigenizing design education

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Mandela University’s IKSBEU Unit participates in Oeswana Language Week

Staff from Mandela University’s Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Built Environment Unit (IKSBEU) recently presented their research at Oeswana Language Week in Cathcart.

Welcoming Dr David Eduardo Morocho Jaramillo

The Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Built Environments Unit members warmly welcomed Dr David Eduardo Morocho Jaramillo, our Post Doc research fellow, just arrived at the School of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, the Built Environment and Technology - Nelson Mandela University.

Second-year graphic design students working with First Nation Tribes

Nelson Mandela University’s second-year Bachelor of Visual Arts Graphic Design students under the auspices of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems of the Built Environment Unit, (IKSBEU), recently completed a symbol design project with the KhoiSan communities.

Building a Matjieshut in celebration of Heritage Month and SA’s First Peoples’ traditions

One of the earliest forms of shelter used by San and Khoikhoi people, the Matjieshut, was recently constructed on Mandela University’s South Campus, adjacent to the School of Architecture to celebrate Heritage Month.