GSA Lecture Series: coda | practice as project by Mark Raymond

GSA Lecture Series: coda | practice as project by Mark Raymond 

Date: Thursday, 12 June 2025 
Time: 17:30 for 18:00 – 20:00  
Venue: GSA, JBS Park, 69 Kingsway Avenue, JHB. LG011 & LG012 

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Currently Director of the Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) at the University of Johannesburg, @markraymondarchitect is an architect, educator, and academic leader. Mark has worked across the Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and the US, integrating design, teaching, and research within a dynamic framework of inclusive and future-facing architectural education and practice. 

At the GSA his work has focused on cultivating diverse, collaborative communities of practice and inquiry, guided by a commitment to equity, interdisciplinarity, and critical innovation. Building upon the GSA’s foundational Transformative Pedagogies—an approach that positions architectural education as a space for radical experimentation and social engagement— under his direction the GSA has sought to explore how Transformative Pedagogies are translated into Transformative Practices, bridging critical reflection and practice-based research. His research interests lie in the intersections of architecture, identity, and postcolonial spatial practice, shaped by his doctoral work at @rmituniversity and his continuing practice in the Caribbean. 

Through coda, Mark reflects on the last five years of institutional leadership, on cultural production – and on South Africa, marking a moment of transition for the GSA as he leaves to take up a position as Professor and Chair of the Department of Architecture at ISU in the US.