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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

  • Delta Sewage Disposal Works, 1934 to 1963
  • Africa's first Wikipedia City
  • Blue Plaques celebrate Hermann Kallenbach, renowned architect and friend of Gandhi
  • Val - A tiny place with big history
  • The Krugersdorp Fire Station - A 1930s Art Deco Landmark
  • What happened to the Van Wouw House?
  • Tribute to Johannes (Johann) Jacobus Bruwer: 1954-2021
  • Endangered Heritage Sites Update - April 2017
  • Mandela’s Belongings: Balancing Law, Family and National Memory
  • A poignant Royal souvenir from Bloemfontein
  • The Pyrites Panic - When one in three citizens left Johannesburg
  • Partnership with Pabst - The Restoration of the Joki House
  • Brass Plaque reveals a history of a distinguished man and his architectural firm
  • The Significance of Northcliff Hill
  • Jan Christian Smuts 1870 - 1950

From the Directory

  • Klerksdorp Museum
  • Gauteng Provincial Government - Department of Infrastructure Development - Directorate of Public Healthcare
  • African Pictures
  • Ubique Heritage Consultants
  • South African Museum Association (SAMA)
  • Muckleneuk Lukasrand Property Owners and Residents Association (MLPORA)
  • Northern Cape Provincial Heritage Authority
  • Ship Society
  • Mpumalanga Heritage
  • Johan van Heerden - Researcher
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