Luyanda Mpahlwa
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I think this work is great and also socially responsible. I think the modern use of sandbags is innovative. I wonder what this does for the interior. It is understood that a project like this probably wouldn't get much attention within cosmopolitan architecture circles, but it is the mark of a successful architect to bring people together regardless of culture or status. Much success Luyanda.
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Luyanda, I am a fellow countryman working overseas. I have been inspired by seeing something constructive being done in these poor areas of the RSA. I have often wondered if there was a way to shred up garbage, sterilize it chemically and use it as aggregate for cement in bricks. This way, garbage could be recycled into buildings.
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