He was given the award posthumously for his designing the Joina City, currently the most prestigious high rise building in Zimbabwe. Joina City is owned by several tycoons including Shingai Mutasa of TA Holdings Limited (TA) and Executive Chairman of Musawara Limited which is listed on the London Stock Exchange (ZSE).
Mwamuka was among the first black architects operating in Zimbabwe with his firm Bufe and Mwamuka (Private) Limited.
The late architect also designed Eastgate Shopping Centre. Joina has state-of-the-art facilities including underground parking, shops, offices, as well as supermarkets. It is similar to many top class buildings in wealthy Sandton suburb in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In an exclusive interview Mutasa said he was happy that Joina City was “now finished” because it was beginning to cost “a fortune”.
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