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BArch 1952 (Witwatersrand) Darrell Bertrand Smith died in East London on 2 May 2014, aged 88. He studied Architecture at Wits and graduated in 1952, He believed that his designs needed to be integrated with the natural environment using surrounding materials to create beauty. In the 1950s he moved to Salisbury, Rhodesia (Harare, Zimbabwe), where he practised architecture for 26 years. He became a member of the Institute of Southern Rhodesian Architects in 1955. He was elected Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1959. He retired as Chief Architect from the City of Harare in 1981 and moved to Gonubie in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. There he created HABITAT, a community outreach initiative that introduced children to natural eco-living and gardening. He fulfilled his dream of living in a simple stone house, planting indigenous trees and providing a balanced environment for plants, animals and humans. His wife and constant companion, Meike, supported his love of nature and many other interests. WITSReview July 2014 pp 60 See also the University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Architecture Graduation photograph. List of projects With photographs With notes
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