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THE DEPARTMENT OF
ARCHITECTURE

CHIEDZA MANYEPA
CHIEDZA MANYEPAChairperson
The Department has a clear commitment to the fundamental qualities which create a healthy, efficient, beautiful and life-enhancing built environment: good design, sound buildings, efficient management and social responsibility. These qualities underlie all courses in all our programmes. The Department is dedicated to the academic formation, creative and intellectual development, and professional preparation of each individual student, so empowering them to shoulder their future responsibilities, whether as practicing professionals, academics, administrators, researchers or citizens, with confidence, sound judgment, secure knowledge, and sensitivity to the needs of the community and of the environment.

ADMISSSION AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted to the Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours degree, a candidate must meet the following requirements:
Passes in at least 5 subjects at ‘O’ level at Grade C or better inclusive of English Language and Mathematics and at least THREE of which should be in the following subjects, or their recognized equivalents:
  • ART
  • CRAFT & DESIGN
  • BUILDING STUDIES
  • TECHNICAL DRAWING
  • ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
  • GEOGRAPHY
  • HISTORY GENERAL SCIENCE
  • PHYSICS WITH CHEMISTRY
For applicants to the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (Honours) degree programme :
  • a pass at ‘A’ level or its equivalent in MATHEMATICS or PHYSICS or ART, and two other Subjects at ‘A’ level among the list of approved subjects for admission purposes are required.
  • Other qualifications may be considered by the Senate on the recommendation of the Department and Faculty concerned.
  • Normally, for such qualifications the University shall require proof of relevant experience and may require applicants to pass a qualifying examination to decide on their eligibility for admission.
  • Applicants for admission to the Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Degree Programme may be required to attend for a special interview and/or to submit a portfolio of work.

Our Programmes

Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Degree
The Department has a clear commitment to the fundamental qualities which create a healthy, efficient, beautiful and life-enhancing built environment: good design, sound buildings, efficient management and social responsibility.

These qualities underlie all courses in all our programmes. The department is dedicated to the academic formation, creative and intellectual development, and professional preparation of each individual student, so empowering them to shoulder their future responsibilities, whether as practising professionals, academics, administrators, researchers or citizens, with confidence, sound judgment, secure knowledge, and sensitivity to the needs of the community and of the environment.

Architecture is not a subject taught at high school, and for many, the meaning and essence of architecture is probably still something of a mystery. The Bachelor‘s degree program in Architectural Studies is concerned with the whole of the built environment: architects are creators of the built environment, and custodians also. The responsibilities of such a dual role requires that the course curriculum in architecture gives future architects not only the skills to design buildings and plan for urban development in the modern world, but also a deep understanding of people’s need for housing; and for buildings for a very wide range of functions and purposes.

So the course is a heavy one, a demanding one; it requires students who are both literate and numerate and blessed with an artistic sensitivity and creativity. It requires students who can understand the complex technological processes of the modern construction industry and master the skills of computer-aided architectural design and information technology. And it requires students who are willing and able to collaborate with those of other related professional and academic disciplines in the realization of complex integrated development projects.

To assist students to acquire such skills and capabilities, a wide range of courses and resources are made available to students of architecture. These provide the means whereby students may most effectively develop their natural talents and potential, and maximize their capabilities in chosen areas of specialization, in a programme which offers students alternative areas of specialist study through elective courses.

The Design Studio Course is central to the programme of study for each year, for it is through the integrated activity of architectural and environmental design that the student is enable to apply the accumulating body of knowledge that is acquired throughout the course in a holistic manner, and to demonstrate his or her competence as a creator and as a custodian of the environment.

STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAMME

The Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Programme is a five-year design-oriented programme structured to integrate the basic elements of architecture (construction, structure, function, form and space) with the professional requirements of architectural practice responsive to the changing needs of society in the contemporary world.5 years.

EXAMINATION AND MARKING SCHEMES
DRAWING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS for use in the Design Studio
  • Technical drawing pen Set – 0.25, 0.35, 0.50, 0.70mm (Rotring, Staedtler or Faber Castell)
  • Scale Rulers
  • Set Squares Adjustable and fixed (45 dg. and 60 dg)
  • Parallel motion (for attachment to drawing board)
  • Clutch Pencils (0.5mm & 2mm)
  • Leads H, HB, 2B
  • Pencil 3B, 4B, 6B
  • Drawing Ink. (black)
  • Erasers
  • Lettering Stencils 0.25 mm, 0.35 mm, 0.5
  • Measuring Tape - 3m *
  • Rotring Compass Set
  • Paper: Tracing, Cartridge, Bond, Butcher
  • A1/Size/AO Size Portfolios and/or Rolling Tube
  • A4 or A5 size sketchbook or sketchpad
  • Set of water colour paints and brushes
  • Set of coloured pencils or felt pens
  • Pocket calculator
  • Model making materials (glue, etc as advised by Design Studio staff)
  • Stanley Knife

Stationery for Theoretical Courses
  • Course files
  • A4 Pads of ruled paper
All students need to provide themselves with the above equipment and materials. The Department will provide Drawing Boards and Tee-squares for use in the Design Studio. Students are encouraged to have their own drawing boards and Tee-Square and/or Parallel motion set for use at home/lodging.
Master Of Architecture Degree
This programme is a professional degree qualifying the graduate to further themselves into the various steps of professional accreditation. The programme consists of continuous assessment on issues that pertain to building design, building science, professional practice, environmental design, building technology, sustainability, urban theory, architectural conservation and other areas covered in the elective courses. The thesis design report which is supposed to be relevant to the field of architecture solving current local and global challenges brings together what has been covered in all courses completed in the duration of the programme and becomes the final requirement for the degree. Exploration of graphic presentation techniques, written work and physical models is of importance during its course. Students are provided with an intense and immersive experience in architecture with a series of exercises of increased complexity that allow for investigative, exploratory and analytical design.

Structure of The Degree Programme

The programme is a ONE YEAR OR TWO SEMESTERS Degree Programme on a full- time basis which consists of a design thesis taught courses required for a candidate to be later eligible to sit for professional practice examinations. The programme also runs on a Part-time basis over three blocks (18 months) Degree Programme on a part-time basis.

ADMISSION/ ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

To be admitted to the Masters of Architecture Degree Programme, a candidate must meet the following requirements:

Candidates must be holders, for at least a Lower Second Class (2.2) of the Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Degree from NUST; candidates with a Pass Class (3) should have a minimum of twelve months appropriate work experience after graduation.
Or Alternatively candidates must hold a first degree in Architectural Studies awarded after a four year programme of study from a recognize university plus a minimum of twelve months appropriate work experience after graduation.
Candidates with a first degree in Architectural Studies awarded after a three year programme of studies will be required to register for and be successfully examined in Part IV and V of the NUST Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours programme prior to admission to this programme.
Fluency in English or any other language for the exchange of knowledge in the African environment will be an added advantage.

Degree Classification
Distinction: 70% and above
Merit : 60%-69%
Pass : 50%-59%
Fail : 49% and below

Our Staff

Virginia Madiro (Lecturer)

Academic Qualification            

                                                   : Ing Arch/MSc Arch (Slovakia Technical University, Bratislava, 1997)

Work Experience                         : 1998 - 1999 Manyara Design Architects MDA, (Assistant Architect)

                                                         : 2000- 2002 Bulawayo Polytechnic, Construction Division Lecturer

: 2000-2002 NUST, Part-time Design Studio Assistant

:2002-2022 NUST, Full-time Lecturer, Architectural Design Studios   for both Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes (5 year Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Degree and 1 year/18months Bachelor of Architecture/Master of Architecture (Parts I, III, V and VI).

: Materials and Construction, Architectural Presentation, Building Construction I & II, Research for Architectural Design I & II, Dissertation Supervision I & II, Industrial Attachment visits

University Service                        : 2010-2017 Dean of the Faculty of The Built Environment

: NUST Team: Cyclone Idai affected sites, surveys and analysis in Chimanimami and Chipinge Districts of the Eastern Highlands of Manicaland in March and April 2019

Current Position                           : Lecturer in the Department of Architecture

Professional Affiliation               : Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe Associate Member GR13/006

Research Interests                        : Flexible/Sustainability Architecture

                                                          :Appropriateness of architectural curriculum in innovative

                                                          responses    to climate emergences

Marvin Sindiso Ncube (Lecturer)
  1. Qualifications

Postgraduate Degree 2018-2020 

Master of Architecture Degree          - National University of Science and Technology

Undergraduate Degree 2012-2017 

Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies Honours Degree    - National University of Science and Technology

  1. Research Interests:
  • Sustainable Architecture
  • Biophilic Architectural Design
  1. Publications: N/A
  2. Modules Taught:
  • Design Studio
  • Research Supervision
  • Computer Aided Architectural Drawing
  • Applied Structural Statics and Dynamics
  • Introduction to Materials and Construction
  • Structural Design
  1. Contact email (NUST email): marvin.ncube@nust.ac.zw
  2. Community Development Activities:

Mabale Skills Hub Research, design and implementation in Cross Dete.

Brian Masuku (Lecturer)
  1. Qualifications

Postgraduate Degree 2018-2020 

Master of Architecture Degree          - National University of Science and Technology

Undergraduate Degree 2011-2016 

Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies Honours Degree    - National University of Science and Technology

  1. Research Interests:
  • Sustainable Architecture
  • Biophilic Architectural Design
Sylvester Ngqobizitha Mnkandla (Lecturer)
  1. Qualifications

Postgraduate

Degree 2016-2017 

Master of Architecture Degree                       

    - National University of Science and Technology

Undergraduate

Degree 2010-2015 

Bachelor’s

in Architectural Studies Honours Degree    - National University of Science and Technology

  1. Research Interests:              
  •  

History and Theory of Architecture

Emmanuel Mutizwa (Lecturer)
  1. EDUCATION

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (HONS)

Master of Architecture

 

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture (HONS)

Master of Architecture

Passed the Zimbabwean Architectural

Examinations

 

Institution Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained Date obtained

National University Of Science and Technology

(Zimbabwe) Degree - Architecture 2012

Master of Architecture Second Degree 2016

Architectural Council of Zimbabwe 2022

Thobekani Dewa (Secretary)
  1. Qualifications

Higher National Diploma in Office Management - Bulawayo Polytechnic 2012

  1. Research Interests:
  • N/A
Chiedza Manyepa (Lecturer)
  1. Qualifications
  • Master of Science in Construction Project Management (NUST). [2012]
  • Postgraduate - Bachelor of Architecture Degree (NUST). [2007]
  • Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Degree [NUST]. [2005].
  1. Skills and competencies

A self-motivated individual, a team player and design and analytical skills. Competent in several architectural and general computer skills.

  • Teamwork
  • Design Skills and Construction Management
  • Archicad
  • AutoCAD
  • Artlantis
  • Lumion
  • Microsoft Office
  • Sketchup
  • Photoshop
  1. Research Interests
  • Sustainable development
  • Housing and Urbanism
  • Architectural Theory.
  1. Modules Taught:
  • Society and the built Environment
  • Architectural Presentation Techniques and Descriptive Geometry
  • Design Studio
  • Research Supervision.
  • Contemporary History and Theory of Architecture
  1. Projects; Publications & Conferences
  • Attended the International Workshop on "Leveraging Innovations for Infrastructure Development and Sustainable Industrialisation", November. 2022; namstct.org
  • Design of the Hwange College of Education;
  • Design of the ZIMCHE HQ
  • Was part of the core Team in the drafting of the National Policy on Minimum Norms & Standards for University Students Accommodation under the ZIMCHE (2019)
  • Presented a Paper on the "Evolution of Architecture Training in Zimbabwe" at the IAZ/ACZ Annual Conference (2019)
  • Attended the LOGICA Conference on "Creation of Partnerships between Local Authorities and Higher & Tertiary Education Institutions". UZ (2017)
  • Participated in the Digitisation of Lupane Provincial Capital Masterplan;
  • Presented 2 Papers in Cape Town, on Alternative & Sustainable Housing Research for the and an Assessment of User Initiated Housing, a Case Study of Bulawayo Home Seekers Consortium Trust (BHSCT) – Cowdray Park Extension. (2010) – SA Housing Foundation sahousing@sahf.org.za
  • Submitted a Department Position paper on Architectural Training and the state of Housing in Zimbabwe (2009)
  • Was involved in the Innovative Housing Research Project for Masendu Rural Communities, Masendu Village, Plumtree, Zimbabwe. A Kellogg Foundation funded project.

 

  1. Contacts (NUST email)

chiedza.manyepa@nust.ac.zw 

Victor Machaka (Lecturer)
    1. Qualifications
    • Master of Architecture Degree (NUST). [2020]
    • Bachelor of Architectural Studies Honours Degree [NUST]. [2017].

    Certificates

    • University Teaching - The University of Hong Kong. [Aug 2020].
    • Construction Management Specialisation- Columbia University In the City Of New York.
    1. Skills and competencies
    • Trustworthiness and Ethics
    • A highly self-motivated individual with a pleasant personality and excellent software skills.
    • Teamwork
    • Design Skills and Knowledge
    • Skills and competencies
    • Archicad
    • Twinmotion
    • Lumion
    • Microsoft Office
    • Sketchup
    • Photoshop
    1. Research Interests
    • Creation of innovative works that are sustainable and collaborative in nature (Society & The Built Environment).
    •  
    • Sustainable Architecture.
    1. Modules Taught:
    • Applied Structural Statics and Dynamics
    • Structural design
    • Architectural Presentation Techniques
    • Design Studio
    • Research Supervision.
    • Introduction to Materials and Construction
    1. Publications
    • NA
    1. Contact email (NUST email)

    victor.machaka@nust.ac.zw 

    1. Profile picture
Harry Wilson (Lecturer)
  1. Qualifications

Postgraduate Degree 2018-2020 

Master of Architecture Degree          - National University of Science and Technology

Undergraduate Degree 2012-2017 

Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies Honours Degree    - National University of Science and Technology

  1. Research Interests:
  • Reimagining Bulawayo’s deindustrialised industrial zones as a panacea to the housing crisis
  • Architecture As A Platform For Post-Colonial Conflict Reconciliation
Takunda Chimbwa(Lecturer)
  1. Professional Qualifications

2021 Registered, Architects’ Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ)

2021 Member, Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe (MIAZ)

  1. Academic Qualifications

Postgraduate Degree 2015

Masters of Architecture Degree.

National University of Science and Technology, ZIMBABWE

Undergraduate Degree 2011

Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) Honors Degree.

National University of Science and Technology, ZIMBABWE

  1. Work Experience

2012-2016  -  Mthupha Practice Architects (Architect)

Notable Projects Done:

Spar Head Office & Distribution Centre Harare 

: Full Scope of Architectural Services

CID HeadQuarters  Harare 

: Construction Details and Supervision. 

2016-2019- Apex Design Architect

CBZ Holdings Head Office- Harare 

: Full Scope of Architectural Services

 

National University of Science and Technology, ZIMBABWE

2021 -2022: Temporary Full-Time Lecturer

2022 -Current: Lecturer

2023-Current: NRCU Architect

2021-Current: Board Member on ACZ Board

  1. Competences and Skills
  • Architectural Design, Working Drawings, Details and Specifications;
  • 3D Modelling & Visualization; 
  • Project Management & Contract Administration
  • Teaching & Mentoring Students
  • ArchiCAD 25
  • Lumion 10
  1. Research Interests: 
  • Infection Prevention Control Systems through Design in Hospital Architecture
  • Design Lessons to be extracted from Vernacular Architecture (Zimbabwe)
  • Contract Management and Administration
  • The future of Architects Profession in light of AI
Njabulo Mpofu (Staff Development Fellow)
    1. Qualifications

    Postgraduate Degree (in progress)

    Master of Architecture Degree - National University of Science and Technology

    Undergraduate Degree 2015- 2020

    Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies Honours Degree - National University of Science and Technology

    1. Research Interests:

     

    • Technology and innovation
Mr Bornwell Ncube (Lecturer)

Qualifications

Construction Project Management NUST (2021), B. Arch (2011), Titulo de Arquitecto UCLV (2010)

 

Contact: +263 775 817 961

Email: bornwell.ncube@nust.ac.zw

 

Experience at NUST: 10years

 

COURSES TAUGHT

  • Design Studio
  • Environmental Design
  • Attachment supervisor
  • Dissertation supervision

 

Interests; Design and Construction Management,

Research interest include; sustainable building designs, materials and technologies adaptable for African environment.

 

Projects realised in the past 10 years include: Tugwi Mukosi Masterplan, NUST Innovation Hub laboratory building, Schools, Stadium, retail and public buildings.

Mduduzi A Sibanda (Lecturer)
  1. Qualifications

Postgraduate Degree 2015

Master of Architecture Degree          - National University of Science and Technology

Undergraduate Degree 2013 

Bachelor in Architectural Studies Honours Degree       - National University of Science and Technology

  1. Research Interests:
  • History
  • Innovation in materials
  • environmental and structural preservation
Simbarashe Mbamba (Lecturer)
  1. 2. Contacts:

Cell Phone Nos.:  (+263) 774 100 545 / 718 500 957

Email Address: simbarashe.mambanda@nust.ac.zw 

  1. 3. Professional Qualifications

2020 Registered, Architects’ Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ)

2020 Member, Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe (MIAZ)

  1. Academic Qualifications

Postgraduate Degree 2012-2013 

Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) Degree.

National University of Science and Technology, ZIMBABWE

Undergraduate Degree 2004-2009

Bachelor of Architectural Studies (BAS) Honors Degree.

National University of Science and Technology, ZIMBABWE

  1. Work Experience

2010-2024  -  Studio Arts Inc. Registered Architects (Architect)

Notable Projects Done:

J.M.N Nkomo International Airport Expansion- Bulawayo: Details and Schedules.

  1. G. Mugabe International AirportExpansion -Harare: 3D Modelling. 

National University of Science and Technology- Bulawayo:

Ceremonial Hall-Phase II: Details and Schedules

Lupane State University-Lupane:

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences: Details and Schedules.

Faculty Humanities and Social Sciences: Design, Working Drawings and

Supervision.

Nicoz House Refurbishment-Bulawayo: Design, Working Drawings and Supervision

National University of Science and Technology, ZIMBABWE

2020 -2021: Part-Time Lecturer

2021 - 2022: Temporary Full-Time Lecturer

2022 - Current: Lecturer

  1. Competences and Skills
  • Architectural Design, Working Drawings, Details and Specifications;
  • 3D Modelling & Visualization; 
  • Project Management & Contract Administration
  • Teaching & Mentoring Students
  • ArchiCAD 25
  • Sketch Up 2021
  • Lumion 10
  • Adobe Photoshop 2021
  • Word Processing
  1. Research Interests: 
  • Sustainable Development and Green Solutions
  • Architecture, Technology and Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Building Design Economics
  • Professional Practice 
Walter Mukanganwi (Lecturer)

  1. Academic Qualification        :B Arch Copperbelt University, 1997), PGDPM (NUST, Zim 2003), 

    Registered Architect (Zim)

    Work Experience                    : Feb 1991 -2005 Ministry of Public Construction  and National 

    Housing, rose from cadet trainee to Chief Architect)

    Lecturer                                    : Jan 2006- 2008 NUST, Department of Architecture,  Lecturer

    Senior Architect :Dec 2008 -May 2009 NUST, senior project architect at Tectura 

    Botswana International (PTY) Ltd, Republic of Botswana

    Lead Consultant :May 2009 Dec 2012  lead program coordinator for Ngonyama 

    Okpanum & Associates for their Limpopo Province Social 

    Development Projects, Republic of South Africa

    : Feb 2013 Dec 2017 Senior architect in Namibia’s Ministry of Works and Transport, Republic of Namibia (Feb 2013 -Dec 2017)

    Chief Property Development & Maintenance Officer: March 2018  -March 2019 -City of Harare 

    Acting City Architect: : March 2019 to July 2020 -City of Harare 

    Lecturer and Principal Arch : August 2020 to date,  Department of Architecture

    Research Interests                        :  Conservation and Urban Design  

Priscilla Chakawa (Staff Development Fellow)
    1. Qualifications

    Postgraduate Degree (in progress)

    Master of Architecture Degree - National University of Science and Technology

    Undergraduate Degree 2015- 2020

    Bachelor’s in Architectural Studies Honours Degree - National University of Science and Technology

    1. Research Interests:

     

    • Environmental Engineering for sustainable Architecture
    • Architecture from waste

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