Peter Rich Architects’ Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre Wins World Architecture Festival 2009
Caption Architecture blending with the landscape
Photograph by Peter Rich - Peter Rich Architects
Client / Developer
SANParks with Department of Environment and Tourism funding
South Africa
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre designed by Peter Rich Architects, Johannesburg, South Africa secures global architecture’s most prestigious accolade of World Building of the Year at the prestigious World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF Awards) 2009.
The presentation took place during a special awards ceremony at the Centre Convencions International Barcelona (CCIB) on 6th November.
Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre was selected from a total of 15 finalists, by a ‘super-jury’ chaired by Raphael Viñoly of Rafael Viñoly Architects PC, which included Kengo Kuma, Farshid Moussavi, Suha Ozkan and Matthias Sauerbruch. The finalists were whittled down from 272 projects shortlisted from 67 different countries.
For more information and a list of all category winners click on : http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/press_office.cfm