
Water-purifying tower could heal landscapes scarred by acid mine drainage in South Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa was built on mining. The gold mining industry began there in the late 1800s, and the...

Church built for $35k stays naturally cool in Malawi
Design nonprofit Architecture for a Change continues their life-changing work with the completion of a new church...

Modern recycled container house in South Africa operates 100% off grid
Sustainable design has taken longer to get off the ground in South Africa largely due to expensive construction...

Old shipping container is converted into a chic coffee shop in Johannesburg
Non-profit Architecture for a Change transformed a former shipping container into a chic coffee shop in Johannesburg,...

Architecture for a Change Builds Off-Grid, Prefab Primary School Out of Shipping Containers in Malawi
Although Malawi is one of the world's most-densely populated countries, the land-locked nation is also one of the...

Architecture For a Change Designs Lightweight Church for South African Zandspruit Community
Architecture For a Change designed a lightweight building to house the Community Church of Zandspruit in South...

Architecture for a Change: Cooking Up Community Spirit in Zandspruit, Johannesburg
Johannesburg-based architecture firm Architecture for a Change helped to create alow-cost community bakery in the...

Architecture for a Change's Mamelodi Pod is a Self-Sustaining Solution to Shantytowns
A rapidly increasing portion of South Africa's population lives in shantytowns that lack access to water, electricity...

Architecture For a Change Completes Tiny Prefab Eco Home in Mamelodi, South Africa
Architecture For a Change recently completed their second transition housing unit in Mamelodi, Pretoria. The unit's...