The spectacular finale of the 2017 Design Indaba Conference and a tribute to Archbishop Desmond Tutu

To bring the project to life, Design Indaba commissioned Snøhetta co-founder Craig Dykers and Johannesburg-based Local Studio architect Thomas Chapman. Dykers explained that just as an arch relies on a keystone to avoid collapse, so too does a free South Africa rely on its constitution. Made from 14 arcing strands of wood, each bearing a quote from one of the 14 lines in the constitution’s preamble, it will stand in Cape Town as a permanent sign of Tutu’s “prophetic voice in protest and as a humble priest.” Co-founder of Snøhetta, architect Craig Dykers is interested in design as a promoter of social and physical well-being. Thomas Chapman is the founder of Local Studio – an architecture firm that creates public buildings and urban design schemes that promote social development.