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For thirty five years, Peter Rich Architects have been rigorously engaged in four key areas of architectural practice.
- As researcher, Peter Rich pioneered the documentation of African settlements so others can learn from them.
- As an activist, he brought what he has learned to a wider audience.
- As a teacher, he developed an architectural vocabulary that builds on tradition and has empowered successive generations of young architects.
- As a practicing architect in his wide variety of work, he has given structure to his discoveries, creating Architecture that is deeply embedded in its time and place.
Peter Rich Architects is one of the leading proponents of a contemporary African Architecture, a fusion of modernism and tradition born from a deep understanding of African iconography and vernacular.
Peter Rich Architects has been acknowledged by a local and international audience as being one of the most important architectural firms currently practicing in Africa. . The practice has re-ceived numerous Awards of Merit (7) from the South African Institute of Architects and has been recognized with several International awards.
Reference:
Peter Rich Architects Practice. 2010.
URL: http://www.peterricharchitects.co.za/ (Accessed 10th March 2010)
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