School Exhibitions

Exhibitions

Making is an important part of what we do as designers and researchers in the architectural and planning disciplines. We encourage students to feel comfortable with the communication of their ideas. The lessons learnt from presenting and representing a cohesive body of work are important for an architect and planner’s skill set. Regular School pinups and exhibitions enable students to curate, present, see and compare one other’s work, as well as showcasing the work to a wider public. We also host exhibitions from practitioners around the world in the John Moffat Foyer and Fassler Gallery, and more recently through digital platforms. This exposes the students to the cutting edge architectural, planning and urban design work presented by leaders in these fields. From 2020 onwards, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual ways of presenting on paper have been greatly diversified and use of various digital methods and multimedia has expanded. The School’s online platforms support multiple ways of presenting. Over and above the presentation of digital architectural and planning posters, students are able to experiment with alternative media as part of their presentations. These platforms have a presence which is accessible locally and globally, so student exhibitions from the School could be viewed globally.

Digital exhibit of 2nd year BAS student work

To see the latest online exhibitions, go to: https://www.wits.ac.za/archplan/theoryand-practice/exhibitions-theory-andpractice-series/