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Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon About Us VAN GEMERT, JW Born: fl. 1940 Architect SACA: Reg No: 743 Year registered: 1940 Spec. Qual. Exam. (Rand) ISAA, TPIA Presumed to be of Dutch extractions since he wrote the qualifying examination of the Witwatersrand. It would seems that Piet BREEDVELD was in practice with a Van GEMERT, also doing high-rise buildings in the JHB CBD in 1950s. The SAAR, SEPTEMBER 1947, p.263 lists them as ‘Gemert & Breedveld’ in 1947 (With BURG, LODGE and BURG and BOSMAN and VERHOEF) responsible for the Girls Hostel at the Vereeniging High School (see Wiredspace). In 1959 he is recorded as being a practitioner at Maritime House, Johannesburg, where he is still recorded in 1969. Books citing VAN GEMERT ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 99, 192 ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 102, 135