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Eastgate Centre

A mixed-use complex in Harare whose termite-inspired passive cooling system turned environmental performance into the project's defining architectural idea.

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1996

Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe

Retail and office complex

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Mick Pearce

Born 1938 · Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe

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Mick Pearce is a Zimbabwean architect whose best-known work translates environmental performance into large civic and commercial buildings.

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Pearce Partnership

practice · Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe

Role: designer

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Pearce Partnership is associated with Mick Pearce's environmentally responsive buildings, most notably Eastgate Centre in Harare.

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