Leon van der Westhuizen

Leon completed his Masters Degree in Architecture at NMMU in 2015. He cum-laude his degree and was also awarded top student which earned him a spot in the top 15% of achievers recognized by the Golden Key International Honour Society. 

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During his study period he also won the 2013 Ceasarstone Designer of the year which allowed him to travel to Italy to join the Milan Biennale. He also received a travel award by the ECIA in 2014 to travel through Europe for being the top student during the BAS degree. 

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His thesis "Re-Generating the Boet Erasmus Stadium" earned him a top spot in the Corobrik Competition for best thesis in the Eastern Cape Region. He also represented the top 10 best Architecture Thesis in the country. 

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The thesis was also published in the book called: 10 years, 100 projects. Leon also had the opportunity to travel to Mexico where he presented his work to the Lafarge Holcim Foundation and the other top 5 000 young architects around the world in 2016. Lafarge Holcim also recognized the project as runner-up in the Sub-Saharan and Africa Region. 

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During 2016-2021, he worked at CMAI Architects as Senior Architect and presented the firm at Texas A&M and at the CNU in Seattle. During his time at the firm he worked on a variety of building typologies and urban design projects. He was the architect responsible for the design of  the largest agri-industrial building in South Africa that won three awards at the Steel Awards in 2021.

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Leon started Westhaus in 2021 to further express himself as a young and dynamic architect striving to leave his mark nationally and internaltionally.