MDL in the Media
Online Article: Sunday Tribune, Second look at merit of shacks
Date: February 2008
Mokena Makeka comments on government strategies for dealing with informal settlements:
"I don't believe we have fully explored the range of options for dealing effectively with informal settlements," Makeka said. "We have not developed strategic or informed choices. Until we understand the problem, we will find ourselves in a situation where solutions never meet the problem."
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Publication: House and Leisure
Date: August 2007
Mokena Makeka, founder and director of MDL is profiled in House & Leisure.
"From mobile art galleries to police stations, Mokena's vision for harnessing the needs of the end user seems to be limitless"
Publication: The Architectural Review
Date: June 2007
The SAPS Railway Police Station project by Makeka Design Lab, is published in The Architectural Review.
"This new Police station reflects a wider cultural and political transformation."
Publication: The Deal
Date: April 2007
The Deal magazine interviews Mokena, MDL founder and director, featuring him as one of the "Hottest and Brightest" in architecture.
"I am building the idea that a professional practice can excel on it's own terms in probably the most culturally complex parts of the country...."
Media Archive (Pre 2007)
Date: February 2008
Mokena Makeka comments on government strategies for dealing with informal settlements:
"I don't believe we have fully explored the range of options for dealing effectively with informal settlements," Makeka said. "We have not developed strategic or informed choices. Until we understand the problem, we will find ourselves in a situation where solutions never meet the problem."
Click here to read more
Publication: House and Leisure
Date: August 2007
Mokena Makeka, founder and director of MDL is profiled in House & Leisure.
"From mobile art galleries to police stations, Mokena's vision for harnessing the needs of the end user seems to be limitless"
Publication: The Architectural Review
Date: June 2007
The SAPS Railway Police Station project by Makeka Design Lab, is published in The Architectural Review.
"This new Police station reflects a wider cultural and political transformation."
Publication: The Deal
Date: April 2007
The Deal magazine interviews Mokena, MDL founder and director, featuring him as one of the "Hottest and Brightest" in architecture.
"I am building the idea that a professional practice can excel on it's own terms in probably the most culturally complex parts of the country...."
Media Archive (Pre 2007)
