B.A.S. (UCT), B. Arch. (UCT), Pr. Arch (SACAP), MIA, CIA
GENERAL
Andy Horn is a qualified professional architect with over 12 years of working experience. With a passion for the environment, he established his own architectural practice in 1998, called Eco Design – Architects & Consultants. The practice has had a strong emphasise on the use of local natural materials, involving user participation and on-site training. Andy has often had to apply a personal hands-on approach to parts of the construction, involving physical building and training work. This continues to inform his art in the use of natural materials especially in straw bale, earth building and masonry dome construction. Clients have included: Namaqua National Parks, Mondi Forests, WESSA, Conservation International, International Fauna and Flora, Eskom, National Water Saving Campaign, South African Heritage Resource Agency, Hantam Municipality as well as numerous individual private clients, businesses and development planning teams. Aside to architecture, Andy has held a part time environmental design lectureship post with the University of Cape Town’s Department of Architecture and has presented and published numerous papers, articles and photographs as well as illustrated books and pamphlets.
QUALIFICATIONS / EDUCATION
March 2005
Professional Accreditation, Registered as professional architect with the South African Council of the Architectural Professions and Institute of Architecture.
November 1998
Certificate in Eco Village Design, (Cape Town) by GEN the Global Eco Village Network.
Sept – Dec 1997
New Alliance Française Cultural Centre, as project architect for ACG architects and CRATerre-EAG consultants (Compressed Earth Brick Technology and boron treated pole roofing) in Mitchell’s Plain,Cape Town
April 1997
(Cape Peninsular Technicon), with CRATerre-EAG, International Institute for Earth Construction, University of France
August 1996
Permaculture Design Course, Cape Town ) by permaculture teacher- Jeremy Burnham.
June 1995
Bachelor of Architecture (University of Cape Town) graduation.
November 1990
Bachelor of Architectural Studies (University of Cape Town) graduation
In the video below Andy Horn gives a short 6 minute overview of his work as an Architect. He also talks about what initially inspired him to study Architecture and why it was so significant to choose the route of sustainable design.
This video was made in the context of the Daimler-Chrysler Award for South African Architecture 2007. Andy was one of the 8 architects nominated to receive the Daimler Chrysler Award for displaying exceptional talent in the field of architecture in South Africa.
Eco Design Architects was awarded the Holcim Award for Sustainable Construction 2005 & took silver in the Africa and Middle East Region for their designs for the Nieuwoudtville Caravan Site Upgrade
We offer a number of construction & info manuals on our website on natural building technologies which specifically refer to the South African context. The info manual "A LIME DUNG PLASTER RECIPE" has recently been added to the collection. Click here for more information.
