We are a non-profit Cape Town based school of architecture. SEA exists to provide professional degrees in architecture.
Our three-year undergraduate BAS degree, one year BAS(Hons) and one year MArch(Prof) have support from the South African Council for th
15/06/2026
OPPOSITE- Storm, myth, and landscape collide in this parasitic architectural intervention inspired by the legend of Adamastor. A project that explores occupation, adaptation, and transformation by our first year class!
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📸 1-3 by W A R R E N P A P I E R
11/06/2026
28/05/2026
With Mary Minicka, Head of Preservation Section. Thanks to Erika la Roux, Gustav Hendrich, and everyone at the Cape Archives for hosting us. Honours students from the School of Explorative Architecture exploring archival material and histories in Cape Town.
Join us for the annual Winter Show at the School of Explorative Architecture on 4 June 2026. Explore work from first year through to honours electives as students showcase drawings, models, films, installations, experiments, and design processes from across the school.
This exhibition also marks our final major show at our current campus before SEA moves this July, making this year’s show a particularly special moment in the school’s journey.
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📆 4 June 2026
Moments of fire through Honours student .jpeg eyes during her site and installation visit at .
This video is part of our Graduate Elective Studio, where students designed and built their own Fire Thing as part of Three × Four × Fire — an Honours/Graduate studio led by Kevin Kimwelle, Dr Nic Coetzer, and Dr Julian Raxworthy.
Throwback to an incredible process at this year’s All@SEA ✨
Students from first, second, and third year came together in a powerful act of collaboration to reimagine and coordinate a collective mural for our new campus. What unfolded was more than an artwork — it became a shared process of negotiation, making, and learning across years of study.
A reminder that when we work collectively, the process carries just as much meaning as the outcome.
04/05/2026
Now that we’re back from AfrikaBurn ✨
Throwback to our graduate elective studio, where students designed and built their Fire Thing as part of Three Ă— Four Ă— Fire- an Honours/Graduate studio led by Kevin Kimwelle, Dr Nic Coetzer & Dr Julian Raxworthy.
A full-scale exploration of fire, making, and collective construction 🔥