Mphethi M. Morojele
Biography
Mphethi Morojele is owner and founder of MMA Design Studio (established as MMA Architects in1995) a mid-sized award-winning architecture and design studio based in Johannesburg South Africa.
Born in Lesotho he studied architecture at the University of Cape Town and at the Bartlett, University College London before becoming a studio lecturer in the School of Architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
His built and critical work has been recognized locally and abroad for engaging the African landscape through a contemporary interpretation of indigenous knowledge and cultural practices.
He is a regular conference speaker and has curated exhibitions on South African architecture and urbanity at amongst others the Venice Biennale, the Royal Institute of British Architects, and AEDAS, Berlin.
He was a key member of the scientific committee of the 2014 International Union of Architects (UIA) congress in Durban and is one of the founding committee members of the recently launched African Architecture Awards.