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Vernacular Architecture

  • Learn about hidden vernacular treasures with this book in hand
  • Two new books from conservation architect and artist Franco Frescura
  • This book will surely become a handbook of vernacular architecture

From our Archive

  • Remembering Chris van Wyk, Riverlea’s storyteller
  • Birth of the South African Air Force
  • Panning for Gold in Sandton
  • A visit to the South African Airways Museum at Rand Airport
  • Twenty-two ZAR employees in an antique photograph - An analysis of an 1893 Barberton image
  • Historic Krugersdorp West Church Faces Demolition
  • No other building materials have advanced the built environment as much as steel and concrete
  • The History of Westcliff
  • One of the most fascinating architectural features in the whole of Southern Africa
  • Circa has landed
  • An ode to Bra Fighter - A South African music connoisseur
  • Summer holidays, Sunshine, Swimwear, Suntan lotion and Sand buckets - South African Beach Photographers (1930s to 1960s)
  • Gordon Verhoef & Krause - Adverts over the years
  • A delightful 1987 calendar celebrating the centenary of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
  • Alluvial Diamond Digging at Holpan

From the Directory

  • Dr Graham Dominy
  • Mahikeng Society
  • Port Alfred Ratepayers Association (PARRA)
  • George Heritage Trust
  • Africa Media Online
  • Jeremy Hazell Universal Access Consultant
  • Franco Frescura Heritage Consultants
  • Sticky Situations
  • Johannesburg Urban Forest Alliance (JUFA)
  • Les Pivnic
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