Denver M. Hendricks

Background

About Denver M. Hendricks

Denver’s is a Professional Architectural Consultant, Tertiary Design Educator and Researcher who is part of the drive towards the decolonial and digital pedagogical transformation in South Africa. As a full-time lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, he teaches design, technology and theory. Through his innovative pedagogical approach to design education, he established the Fabrication Laboratory at the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture and is the designated Development Coordinator. His focus in education is on developing collaborative 21st-century curriculums and research which embrace both decolonisation and digital design methods of tomorrow. Denver was Head of the Department of Architecture from 2017 to 2021 and now pursuing a PhD in alternative and innovative pedagogies. He also has almost 20 years of practice experience in public, residential and commercial architecture and urban design. His studies include a Masters in Urban Studies, A postgraduate degree in Architecture and undergraduate diplomas in architectural technology. He won both the Housing Development Agency and PG Bison Awards during his final year of studies. He has completed short courses in material studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is an external examiner for architecture schools in South African and sits on examination panels and is invites to talk in institutions in the New York, Italy and the United Kingdom. He also has a strong international network of academic peers.