School of Explorative Architecture

28/05/2026

With Mary Minicka, Head of Preservation Section. Thanks to Erika la Roux, Gustav Hendrich, and everyone at the Cape Archives for hosting us. Honours students from the School of Explorative Architecture exploring archival material and histories in Cape Town.

26/05/2026

Join us for the annual Winter Show at the School of Explorative Architecture on 4 June 2026. Explore work from first year through to honours electives as students showcase drawings, models, films, installations, experiments, and design processes from across the school.

This exhibition also marks our final major show at our current campus before SEA moves this July, making this year’s show a particularly special moment in the school’s journey.

📍25 Commercial Street
🕔 5.00 pm
📆 4 June 2026

14/05/2026

Moments of fire through Honours student .jpeg eyes during her site and installation visit at .

This video is part of our Graduate Elective Studio, where students designed and built their own Fire Thing as part of Three × Four × Fire — an Honours/Graduate studio led by Kevin Kimwelle, Dr Nic Coetzer, and Dr Julian Raxworthy.

06/05/2026

Throwback to an incredible process at this year’s All@SEA ✨

Students from first, second, and third year came together in a powerful act of collaboration to reimagine and coordinate a collective mural for our new campus. What unfolded was more than an artwork — it became a shared process of negotiation, making, and learning across years of study.

A reminder that when we work collectively, the process carries just as much meaning as the outcome.

04/05/2026

Now that we’re back from AfrikaBurn ✨

Throwback to our graduate elective studio, where students designed and built their Fire Thing as part of Three × Four × Fire- an Honours/Graduate studio led by Kevin Kimwelle, Dr Nic Coetzer & Dr Julian Raxworthy.

A full-scale exploration of fire, making, and collective construction 🔥

23/04/2026

21/04/2026

20/04/2026

Paarl days with our first years 🌿

Our annual field trip for Material Matters had us exploring material tectonics in action… how things fit, connect, and come together, from small details to bigger systems.

A day of walking, looking closely, asking questions, and rethinking how we design through making.

Nothing beats learning from the real thing ✨

18/04/2026

An incredible day career expo! We represented SEA and got to engage with so many amazing and curious students!