ARCHITECTURAL PRACTICE EXPERIENCE
LORENZO NASSIMBENI ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ART (2009 - present)
-Principal
GAPP Architects and Urban Designers (2017-2018)
-Project urban designer
LOUDON PERRY ANDERSON Architects (2007-2009)
-Project architect and graphic designer
ALBONICO SACK METACITY Architects and Urban Designers (2003 - 2006)
-Project architect and urban designer
MEYER+VORSTER Architects and Urban Designers (2003)
-Project architect and urban designer
KMH Architects
-Project architect (2002)
SELECTED PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL ARTWORKS
Happy Feet Youth Project, Mural, Langa, Cape Town, architectural consultant to artist Shaunez Benting (2024).
A Patterned Landscape, Surface artwork, Ellipse Waterfall. In collaboration with dhk Architects and GREENinc Landscape Architecture+Urbanism (2023)
The Good Garden, Social Impact Art Prize, Rupert Museum, Graaff Reinet. In collaboration with Andrew Brose (MASS Design Group) and Casper Lundie (BIRU).
Present Shapes. Screen Sculpture and Floor Artwork. Bonteheuwel, Cape Town, South Africa (2023)
Seated Impressions. Concrete Seat Artworks, Parow, Cape Town, South Africa (2021-ongoing)
Shaping drawings. Mural. Streetopia Legacy Festival. Cape Town. South Africa. 2019
Afield. Brickwork artwork. For Mayat Hart Architects. SS Mendi Memorial, Johannesburg. 2018
Landmark. Concrete wall sculpture. Curated by Parts & Labour + PLNTH. Loftus Park, Pretoria. 2018
Tabakhuis. Murals. Workshop17. Paarl, South Africa. 2018
Colourway. Staircase artwork. Curated by Parts & Labour. Alice Lane. Sandton, Johannesburg. 2017
Boundary. Mural. Westbury Park. Johannesburg Development Agency. Johannesburg. 2016.
Jewel. Tiled mural. Rahima Moosa Hospital. With 26'10 South Architects. Johannesburg. 2016
Citadel. Framed artwork. CITADEL Wealth. Robert Silke & Partners. Cape Town, South Africa. 2015
Athlone. Murals. SAMWUMED head office. JAKUPA Architects. Cape Town, South Africa. 2015
Grade. Concrete wall sculpture. Antonio Zaninovic Architecture. Cape Town, South Africa. 2015
Brixton. Mural. Local Studio Architecture and Urban Design. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2014
Identity. Light installation. Swiss Embassy. Parts & Labour. Pretoria, South Africa. 2013
Link. Mural. Sea Point Primary School. Cape Town, South Africa. 2013
Avenue. Mural. BRT MyCiti station. Potsdam, Blaauwberg. Cape Town, South Africa. 2013
Gateway. Mural. Cape Town Chamber of Commerce. Cape Town, South Africa. 2013
Urban moments. UrbanWorks Architects + Urban Designers. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2012
Stair to Imagined City. Murals. OPEN Collaborative City. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2012
Coneco. Murals. CONECO Project Management. Zürich, Switzerland. 2011
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Polygraph. David Krut Projects. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2018
Falling In. David Krut Projects. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2016
Home. Drawing Rooms, City Soirée. Cape Town, South Africa. 2015
City Below. Nirox Projects. Johannesburg South Africa. 2015
Lovecity. Salon 91 Contemporary Art Collection, Cape Town, South Africa. 2009
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Social Impact Art Prize, Rupert Museum, Stellenbosch, South Africa. 2020
FNB Johannesburg Art Fair. David Krut Projects. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2016 and 2014
Turbine Art Fair. David Krut Projects. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2016 and 2014
Maboneng Art Week Sculpture. Arts On Main. Art Week Joburg. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2015
The Benediction of Shade II. David Krut Projects. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2014
New Biennial for Art & Architecture. Botkyra Konsthall. Stokholm, Sweden. 2014
Drawings in the Sky. Maboneng Art Week. Johannesburg, South Africa. 2014
14th Venice Architecture Biennale. Fittja pavilion. Botkyra Konsthall. Venice, Italy. 2014
Design Indaba Expo. Cape Town, South Africa. 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014
Materials revisited.10th Triennial for Form and Content. Museum for Applied Arts. Frankfurt. 2011
State Of The Arts. IIC. 54th International Venice Biennale. Italian Pavilion. Venice, Italy. 2011
Pretoria Art Museum. Satellite. 54th International Venice Biennale. Pretoria, South Africa. 2011
L'architettura del mondo. Trienalle di Milano. Milan, Italy. 2012
EDIDA. Elle Decoration International Design Award. Design Indaba. Cape Town, South Africa. 2009
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography (2021)
LINEWORK Drawing Workshop
Self-initiated architectural drawing course
-First year. Higher Certificate INSCAPE COLLEGE (2019)
-First year. Drawing and representation
-Second year PhotoShop, AutoCad, project management
-Third Year interior design studio
University of Johannesburg, FADA (2016)
-First year. Drawing and representation
University of Johannesburg, FADA (2015)
-Unit System Africa. Unit 1. Main Reef Road - Drawing The City Into Being. With Alexander Opper
University of Johannesburg, FADA (2014)
-‘Learning From Louis Botha - Drawing The City Into Being’. Design Studio with Alexander Opper
University of Witwatersrand (2013 - 2014)
-School of Architecture. 2nd year design. Tutor
University of Witwatersrand (2005 - 2006)
-External examiner, School of Architecture, Masters students, Preliminary examination
DRAWING WORKSHOPS
DRAWING WORKSHOPS
Cedar House School, Cape Town (2024)
-Design conceptualisation Grade 12
Bonteheuwel Kids On The Move Educare
-workshop for Freedom Square Upgrade Public Art
Wesley Practising School Salt River
-workshop for Salt River Upgrade Public Art
SAOTA Architects, Cape Town (2023)
-Senior staff and directors
University of Cape Town, School of Architecture, Planning and Geomatics (2021)
-First year fundamentals of drawing
Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg (2021)
- Unit 13 Honours and Masters Students
LINEWORK Global online private drawing workshops
Sam Fox School of Design, Washington University (2015-2018)
-Masters of Urban Design with Prof. John Hoal. Urban design drawing
University of Witwatersrand (2015-2016)
-Urban Design Masters, Drawing workshop series
Columbia Master of Architecture GSAPP, Master of Architecture (2014-2015)
-With COUNTERSPACE for LOT-EK
-In collaboration with Tanja Deman, Museum Of African Design. Johannesburg, South Africa.
Activating The City (2013)
PUBLIC TALKS
The Geometry of Community (2024)
-Politecnico di Milano
Drawing-a Visual Art Process (2024)
Rondebosch Boys’ High School Grade 10
Pier Water Park (2019)
-Conversations Across Place residency, OPEN CITY Architecture Urban Design Research
Folly Gestures (2016)
-In collaboration with Tanja Deman, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg
A Line Of Practice (2015)
-What’s Next Series, University of Johannesburg, FADA
Recent work (August 2015)
-David Krut Projects, Johannesburg
Drawings In The Sky (2014)
-ABSA LUMEN exhibition with Senzo Shabangu, David Krut Projects, Johannesburg
Activating The City (2013)
-In collaboration with Tanja Deman, Museum Of African Design, Johannesburg
My practice (2013)
-School of Architecture, University of Pretoria
Art, Architecture and Education (2013)
-African Leadership Academy, Johannesburg
Level Ground (2013)
-In collaboration with Tanja Deman, University of Johannesburg, FADA
Urban Stage (10 July 2013)
-In collaboration with Tanja Deman, Goethe Institut, Johannesburg
TEDx Soweto (2012)
-Architecture and the art within
PRIVATE ARCHITECTURAL MENTORSHIP
Private mentorship of Masters level architecture students. Private tuition in design
-Erwin Struwig - University of Pretoria (2015) Distinction
-Gillian van der Klashorst - University of Pretoria (2015) Distinction
-Kirsten Fick - University of Johannesburg, FADA (2015) )Distinction
-Casper Lundie - University of Pretoria (2014) Distinction
-Yvonne Brecher - University of Witwatersrand (2013) Distinction
-Senzo Mamba - University of Johannesburg, FADA (2019) )Distinction, COROBRIK winner
-Cara Stubbs _ University of Cape Town (current first year Landscape Architecture) Distinction
PRESS
2020
VISIO, Rupert Art Museum Social Impact Art Prize
2018
House and Garden, Condé Nast, House Todd sculpture, Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio
2017
ArchSA Journal Of The South African Institute Of Architects, Issue 87, Portfolio article by Yvonne Brecher
2016
Digest Of South African Architecture, Volume 21, Rahima Moosa Hospital mural, 26’10 South Architects
ArchSA Journal Of The South African Institute Of Architects, Issue 80, Rahima Moosa Hospital mural, 26’10 South Architects
Plascon Spaces, Issue 23, Westbury Park Mural, IYER Urban Studio
Africa Rising, Gestalten, Design Indaba, House Todd sculpture, Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio
2015
Business Day Wanted, Montblanc feature illustration.
2013
Architectural Digest (Spain), House Bergh sculpture, Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio
2010
Elle Decoration (South Africa), Issue 68House Springthorpe artworks, Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio
2012
VISI, Issue 60, House Bergh sculpture, Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio
2009
Elle Decoration (South Africa) Issue 59 EDIDA Awards.
2014
Habitat, Issue 239, House Sachs mural, Three14 Architects
2007
House and Leisure, Issue 165, Lovecity collection
2011
Design Indaba, Q1 2011, Neil Ellis Mural
ONLINE ARTICLES
Linework drawing workshops
Window To Calm
Rupert Art Museum Social Impact Art Prize
Rupert Art Museum Social Impact Art Prize
Rupert Art Museum Social Impact Art Prize
Lorenzo Nassimbeni Artworks
Lorenzo Nassimbeni creates mural for Cape Town district association for Hearing Impaired
Interview with Lorenzo Nassimbeni and SomeOtherLabel
Lorenzo Nassimbeni: Where art and architecture meet
A community takes shape
Merging of art and architecture with Heineken and Lorenzo Nassimbeni
Between 10 and 5
Visual art exhibition ‘Home’ now at City Soiree
Artistic and architectural features in VISI magazine
Rupert Museum Social Impact Art Prize
Interview with Lorenzo Nassimbeni on urban landscape
Potsdam station, pen and ink, pg.47
Visual interview on Espresso with Lorenzo Nassimbeni
Interview on urban spaces, furniture design and fine art
A sculpture ode to Tshwane city
Social Impact Art Prize : Rupert Museum
Social Impact Art Prize : Rupert Museum
Social Impact Art Prize
Social Impact Art Prize
Museum for Applied Arts Frankfurt
10th Triennial for Form and Content: Materials Revisited exhibition