HomeServicesProjectsStudioContactCall Pretoria · 012 362 0793
South African architecture · since 1997

Designing public life.

Prism Architects brings architecture, urban design, interiors and project management together in one multidisciplinary practice — shaping civic, healthcare, transport, commercial and leisure landmarks across South Africa.

1997Established
45Published staff
3SA practices
move through the prism
A practice with range

Architecture that carries civic weight.

From a 45,000-seat FIFA World Cup stadium to hospitals, campuses, transport infrastructure and commercial precincts, Prism’s published portfolio spans spaces that are seen, used and remembered.

Integrated capability

One practice.
Multiple scales.

The site makes Prism’s multidisciplinary offer scannable in seconds — and gives every service a route back to project proof.

01
⌂

Architecture

Commercial, healthcare, education, leisure and public projects from concept through documentation and delivery.

02
⌗

Urban Design

Planning, urban form and development frameworks that connect buildings to their wider public context.

03
□

Interiors & Space

Space planning and interior design that align function, user experience and architectural language.

The practice

Built for a changing South Africa.

Founded by Sam Manyathela, Schalk van der Merwe and Noel Puta, Prism describes its original purpose as serving the needs of a new and changing South African society — a philosophy reflected in its prism-and-rainbow identity.

5×Consecutive PMR No.1 positions published
45Published team size
3Pretoria · JHB · Polokwane
Inside the studio ↗