Luke Jasper
Understanding Identity at the Intersection of Diverse Communities: Alternative school typologies from the ground up.
Education
Alexandra - Marlboro Gardens, Johannesburg, Gauteng
This thesis explores how architecture can support situated learning in the Alexandra–Marlboro Gardens precinct by mediating between formal and informal spatial systems. Through participatory research, typological analysis, and ecological mapping, the project uncovers how community-led initiatives, everyday spatial practices, and adaptive infrastructures shape knowledge exchange and identity formation. The resulting design proposal, M.A Intersect, is not a fixed school but a responsive learning framework rooted in local memory, environmental realities, and social complexity. It reflects an intersectional, grounded approach to architecture, one that seeks to host change rather than resolve it.
