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Umkhumbane Museum, South Africa by Choromanski Architects was named the overall winner.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, September 29, 2017 – At a gala awards ceremony held on the rooftop of the Zeitz MOCAA in Cape Town, the inaugural Grand Prix and Category Winners of the Africa Architecture Awards (www.AfricaArchitectureAwards.com) were announced on the evening of Thursday, 28 September 2017. Umkhumbane Museum, South Africa design by Choromanski Architects:

Over 130 VIP guests were in attendance at this glittering event, including the Consul-General of France in Cape Town, Mr Laurent Amar, the Chairman of the French South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Philip Geromont, and Claude van Wyk of the Kingdom of The Netherlands Consulate General in Cape Town.
The shortlisted finalists were flown into South Africa from across the continent and the world, and hosted by awards founder and sponsor Saint-Gobain (www.Saint-Gobain-Africa.com).
Umkhumbane Museum, South Africa building design by Choromanski Architects:

The much-anticipated gala was the culmination of an ambitious two-year awards programme t...