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Famous Architects

  • Michael Sutton is the reason that I chose to study Architecture
  • Michael Sutton - Brilliant architect who designed masterpieces in South Africa and Greece
  • Scott Brebnor House Midrand - A remarkable reunion between architect and client
  • Louis Michel Thibault - Ex-Mercenary whose Heritage Enriched the Cape
  • Blue Plaque celebrates Freemasons Hall, Parktown
  • The Ponte Saga
  • Lessons from my mentor, Steffen Ahrends
  • Steffen Ahrends and Ponden House, Bryanston
  • Herbert Baker’s Stonehouse captures his spirit
  • Blue Plaques celebrate Hermann Kallenbach, renowned architect and friend of Gandhi
  • Blue Plaque commemorates landmark home on the Linksfield Ridge
  • Rediscovering a Herbert Baker House in the heart of Yeoville
  • Rosendal - A townhouse complex in the Highveld vernacular
  • Mourning the loss of a Lower Houghton landmark
  • Brass Plaque reveals a history of a distinguished man and his architectural firm
  • Farewell to one of South Africa's great architects
  • Durban architectural gem under threat

From our Archive

  • Ex Libris - Rediscovering Bookplates
  • The English Cricket Legend who Settled in South Africa
  • Our Huguenot Heritage
  • Johannesburg in 1893
  • Johannesburg's First Lift
  • The only known 'Herbert Baker' house in Kensington
  • Car spotting at the Kruger National Park in the 1970s
  • Chappies, a Joburg creation
  • Plattekloof Pass - Abandoned and then misplaced
  • Asian food snails in Zoo Lake - A living legacy of Chinese indentured labourers on the gold fields of 1904?
  • Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer: A Life Beyond the Coelacanth
  • Mostertshoek - One of South Africa's worst rail accidents
  • Father Eustace St Clair Hill and the Bambatha Rebellion 1906
  • Railway Archaeology in the Great Karoo: Dwyka - Antjieskraal - Ketting
  • Five Lost Seven Remain: The Carnegie Libraries of South Africa

From the Directory

  • Reach Archaeology Consulting
  • Dannhauser Chronicle
  • Dr Dustin A Tusnovics Architect
  • Andy Selfe - Millwright
  • Pinelands Ratepayers and Residents Associations (PRRA)
  • Salt River Heritage Society
  • Inclusive Design Company
  • Vernacular Architecture Society of South Africa (VASSA)
  • Historical Time Lines
  • Past Experiences
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