Leslie Musikavanhu
Leslie Mukwakwame Musikavanhu
Nickname: 'Mukwa'
Managing Director, Sharp Shop Architects (Pty) Ltd
Leslie is an architect and entrepreneur with 18 years of senior management experience both locally and internationally, having worked in the United States, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Sudan and Nigeria to name a few. As a stategist, he has been instrumental in setting up some ground breaking businesses in Africa with a holistic and sustainable approach to they way they conduct business.
Leslie Musikavanhu's Professional details
Current Position(s)
Other
Property Development Consultancy
Previous Position(s)
Director | SBT Juul Africa
Johannesburg | 2000 - 2002
Other
Director - Business Development and Design for South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Educational history
Secondary
Peterhouse School, Marondera, Zimbabwe (1986)
Tertiary
Tuskegee, United States of America | 1988 - 1993
BArch - professional degree (Summa cum Laude) - Architecture
Class valedictorian
Achievements
Awards
AIA Preservation Award, Charles Green Library | American Institute of Architecture | 2002
Preservation award for the Historica Preservation of the Charles Green Library and its adaptive re-use into the African American Museum and Library of Oakland (AAMLO)
All American Scholar (Top 10) | United States Achievement Academy | 1993
AIA Gold Medal and Certificate of Excellence in Architecture | American Institute of Architects - Alabama Chapter | 1993
media exposure
Foreign Correspondent | arcCA - Global Practice - South Africa | 2003
An essay on the nature and conditions of professional architectural practice in South Africa circa 2003.
Other Achievements
Artist - Exhibition - Cell C "For the City" - Sound | End Street - Johannesburg | 2003
Outdoor Art Exhibition "For the city" - by Cellphone operator Cell C that won an international award for its innovative art advertising campaign in downtown Johannesburg. The award, given by international media monitor group Mediaedge:cia, is entitled the Global Idea Award.
Artist - Exhibition - Open Studios | Pro Arts | 1997
Art Exhibition
Artist - Exhibition - Tribal Thoughts, Nostalgia's Console | Mwoyo Art Gallery | 1997
Art Exhibition
Artist - Exhibition - Written in Stone | The African American Historical & Cultural Society | 1997
Art Exhibition
Artist - Exhibition - Tribal Thoughts, Nostalgia's Console | Chapungu Art Gallery | 1996
Art Exhibition