SSIMM: Italy-South Africa joint Research Project. The architectural response

The publication presents a synthesis of the Italian-South African Research Project (ISARP). As part of the Joint Mobility Projects: New Technologies for the Social Sciences, exchange visits between staff and students from the University of Salerno (UNISA) and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) take place. During the visits, TUT staff and students receive hands-on training in the use of the digital survey. The digital data acquired at Moxomatsi under ISARP are the first of their kind. Based on this information, architecture students from TUT and master students in Building Engineering-Architecture from UNISA designed a new interpretation center at Moxomatsi. In response to the existing circular forms at the site, the final design responses ranged from straight lines to organic shapes, according to students’ cultural differences. Final submissions included conceptual drawings, plans, sections, and video rendering using photogrammetry data collected on site.