Born in Port Elizabeth. Worked in Johannesburg with Anthony LANGE, Glen
GALLAGHER, and Willie MEYER - all of
whom had studied in America under either Rudolph or Kahn. Regards this period as postgraduate study. All physical substance is a reflective expression of spiritual substance. The essence of all things is in the immaterial. The material is merely a means of expression - it is not the reality of that which is expressed. We designers need to be inspired more by the essence of things in making places than by the idol-worship of images. The world of effects confuses rather than inspires. The rational mind can only work with knowledge accumulated through the five senses; its potential is limited to the rearrangement of existing references. The intuitive mind goes beyond the confines of the physical world and becomes an extension of infinite will. The difficulty is the ego, which is derived from conditional and rational knowledge that keeps getting in the way. Self-centeredness is not the route to the discovery of our potential greatness, or the discovery of an architecture of relevance and beauty.
(UIA Issue 8, 1985)
John RUSHMERE joined ERASMUS RUSHMERE REID as principal in 1967.
In 1977 he was Vice-Chairman of the Eastern Province Committee of the CPIA.
Recipient of the Gold Medal Award from the South African Institute of Architects in 2002.
(Modus Issue 1/1987 volume 2; Modus Issue 1/1988 Volume 3)
He was the Milde McWilliams Memorial Laureate in 2009 with "Aesthetics of Place". List of projects With photographs With notes
Eastern Cape Institute of South African Architects: c1986. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| Harbour Board Offices: 1905. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Restoration Architects 1999
| House Narshai: c1987. Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| House Potgieter: mid 1970s. Humansdorp, Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| no.23 Northcliffe Ave: c1978. Walmer, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| Potgietersrust: c1980. Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| Rhodes University, Cullen Bowles House: c1970. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| SA Permanent Building - City Treasury Department: c1985. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| Sandkasteel: n.d.. Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape - Architect
| Shops: c1988. Jeffrey's Bay, Eastern Cape - Design Architect
| Village Place: c1983. Cape St Francis, Eastern Cape - Design Architect
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Articles by RUSHMERE Rushmere, John. 1988. Post Modern Architecture in the Eastern Cape. MODUS: Journal of the Eastern Province and Border Regional Institutes of Architects. Volume 3 Issue 1/1988 14-15
| Rushmere, John. 1988. S.A. Perm, High Street, Grahamstown. MODUS: Journal of the Eastern Province and Border Regional Institutes of Architects. VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1/88 16
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Books citing RUSHMERE Beck, Haig (Editor). 1985. UIA International Architect : Southern Africa (Issue 8). London: International Architect. pp Inner front cover, 40-41
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Entries in books by RUSHMERE Rushmere, John. John Rushmere. Holiday Houses, Cape St Francis (1980-82). In UIA International Architect : Southern Africa (Issue 8). 1985. International Architect
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