student design competition

03 Nov 2021

PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative 2021 winners announced

By Staff Writer

Zander Etienne Deysel, architecture student at Nelson Mandela University, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious 2021 PG Bison Education Initiative, winning a cash prize of R50 000 (and R50 000 for his lecturer too). Second place was scooped by Ashleigh Bennett, interior design student at IIE Vega, Durban, taking home R25 000. After intense deliberation,...

16 Oct 2020

PG Bison 1.618 Education Initiative turns 28

By Staff Writer

PG Bison, trusted wood panel manufacturer and proudly South African company, has been running the 1.618 Education Initiative for 28 years. This annual design competition is aimed at third-year architecture and interior design students around South Africa and is written into the curricula of participating educational institutions. It aims to nurture and recognise young talent, introduce students...

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