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counterspace is a johannesburg-based collaborative architectural studio, undertaking predominantly architectural projects, community engagement, exhibition and installation conceptualisation and urban research and design. the firm is directed by sumayya vally, sarah de villiers, and amina kaskar.
'our generation is very motivated by success and that worries me for the future of architecture, because there are so many wrongs that need to be righted,' the principal of counterspace tells designboom.
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