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KinderModule: A Modular Learning System Built By, With, For The Community

Project locationKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
CompanyShida Wang, Xinwei (Vicky) Guo
University/SchoolUniversity of California, Berkeley
Lead ArchitectShida Wang, Xinwei (Vicky) Guo
Design TeamZeming Zhang, Zhiyuan Song
ClientEducation Africa - Social Architecture Project 2026

KinderModule reimagines early childhood architecture as a system that communities can build, adapt, and sustain together. Designed around a low-tech modular kit of parts, the school uses locally available and recycled materials to enable accessible construction, repair, and future expansion. Community members and children participate in the building process, transforming construction into knowledge sharing. Flexible spaces extend learning beyond the classroom, creating an architecture built by, with, and for its community.