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Book Author: Fisher, Roger & Clarke, Nicholas Year: 2014 Title: Architectural Guide : South Africa Place: Berlin Publisher: DOM Publishers This guide is a celebration of the works of professional architects in three South African metropolitan centres, namely Cape Town, Durban and the Johannesburg/Pretoria Axis. The content ranges from the early years of European settlement, where architects were trained by the military schools of engineering, through the period of apprenticeship either to a recognised practicing architect or in public works, to the twentieth century and beyond, where architects were regulated as professionals by legislation, as was their education. The projects selected are all secular, being either in the public domain or eye, and therefore readily accessible. This guide is structured along main themes, each historically located. Each episode or project type featured is highlighted by a representative from each metropolitan centre, each being discussed in broader detail alongside similar contemporaneous local examples. In total the guide features over a hundred-and-fifty projects with all salient information as to their dates of construction, designers and locality (by way of QR codes). Philipp Meuser (left) of DOM Publishers, Germany, and Prof Roger FISHER (right) co-founder of this website at the launch of the book on 04 August 2014 at the UIA World Congress at the ICC in Durban. Photographer: William MARTINSON Read reviews: Maria Fernanda Derntl South Africa : with a guidebook at hand and a website on-screen Kathy Munro on the Heritage Portal 2015: Award of Merit from GIfA. 2016: Award of Merit - South African Institute of Architecture Award Citation This publication provides an overview of architecture in the metropolitan areas of Cape Town, Durban, Pretoria and Johannesburg. It focuses on the built production of professional architects, and only buildings that are relatively easily accessible and that are generally in the 'public eye' have been selected. The purpose of the publication is to inform those who are generally interested in architecture. Hopefully, professional architects will include themselves in this group as well. The publication provides brief introductions to the selected buildings and, when read and used as a guide to find, visit and reflect on these, anyone would be able to develop an increased appreciation for architecture within the chosen cities. The knowledge so gained by readers should be able to cultivate the associative meaning and history embedded in the respective built environments, which should help to increase awareness, respect and understanding of the value of what we all share. Fisher and Clarke provide a brief and highly readable introduction to the history and traditions of the development of the architectural profession and the buildings produced by its members. This introduction is placed against the socioeconomic development and cultural, physical and climatic diversity of the country. The sections on the different cities are ably introduced in the following sequence: Cape Town: llze Wolff; Durban: Nina Saunders; Pretoria: Mo Phala; and Johannesburg: Melinda Silverman. Each of these authors was asked to contribute due to their recognised knowledge of the respective cities, and they have approached their contributions in distinctly personal ways. Buildings and urban spaces are open to a wide variety of interpretations; these authors, at least, do not claim theirs to be a universal and comprehensive overview. However, each has provided an interesting starting point by which the architecture of their city can be understood. The sections on the different cities are colour-coded for easy use and reference. Each building covered in the publication can be located three-dimensionally, in its physical place, by means of scan QR codes. All buildings are further identified by relatively large photographs and short descriptions. Reading the book is quite a pleasure. Some of the contributions are fairly quirky, tongue-in-cheek even, but never less than professional. It is clearly obvious that every effort has been made to verify facts and information so as to provide the reader with reliable information. The publication joins a very small number of others of this type on South African architecture. It is the latest in this much-neglected group and is also the first to be published as part of an international series. This is a reflection of our changed relationship with the outside world, as well as attesting to the fact that the architecture produced in this country is of interest to a similar audience overseas. These publications are statements of what a community holds important. Invariably, they date and assume a position in history - if they are good. This particular one has all the hallmarks to be taken up into history as a valuable contribution. Chapters/Entries in this book Foreword Marg, Volkwin 6 An architectural guide to the three South African metros Clarke, Nicholas & Fisher, Roger 8 A brief guide to the metropoles Clarke, Nicholas & Fisher, Roger 9 Cape Town : Cape of Storms Fisher, Roger 16 My Cape Town Wolff, Ilze 18 Durban : surf, sun and sand Fisher, Roger 48 My Durban Saunders, Nina 50 Pretoria : the jacaranda city Clarke, Nicholas 84 My Pretoria Phala, Mo 86 Johannesburg : city of gold Clarke, Nicholas 114 My Johannesburg Silverman, Melinda 116 Appendix 156 Buildings linked to this book 1 Thibault Square, formerly BP Centre, 1968-1972, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 30 120 Plein Street, 1972, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 37 88 on Field, 1986, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 66 ill, 67 ABSA Building, n.d., Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 31 Addington Children's Hospital - KZN Children's Hospital, 1931, Addington, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 58 Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, 1997, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 76-77 Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre - additions, 2007, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 76-77 Anstey's Building - Third, 1935, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 131 Artscape Theatre Centre, 1971, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 37 Astor Mansions, 1931, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 131 ill-132 Baragwanath Transport Interchange & Traders Market, 2006, Baragwanath, Soweto, Gauteng. pp 144-145 Baxter Theatre, 1977, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 36-37 Burlington Chambers, 1934, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 100 Cape College for Advanced Technical Education, 1921, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 27 Cape Provincial Administration Building, 1939 : 1975, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 35 Cape Provincial Administration Headquarters, 1984, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 35 ill Cape Provincial Administration Parking Garage, n.d., Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 35 Cape Town Civic Centre, 1976-1979 : 2003, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 36 Cape Town International Convention Centre, 2003, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 42 Cape Town Stadium, 2009, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 43, 44-45 ill Carlton Centre, 1967-1974, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 137 Cartwright's Corner, c1969, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 31 Castle of Good Hope, 1666, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 10 Central Terminal Building at OR Tambo, 2009, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 146-147 Charlotte Maxeke Hospital - was Johannesburg Academic Hospital, 1978, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 139 Chrysler House - Atkinson House, 1938, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 132-133 City Hall, 1906-1910, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 57 City Hall, 1926 - 1935, Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 97 Colonial Mutual Life Building, 1933, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 60-61 Commercial Union Building - Market House, 1930, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 29 Constitutional Court - Constitutional Hill, 1998-2004, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 140-141 Court House - now Local History Museum, 1865, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 57 Ditsong National Museum of Natural History, 1910 : c1997, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 97 Embassy Building, 1990-1992, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 68 Enterprise Building, 1931, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 61 eThekwini Water and Sanitation Customer Service Centre 1, 1992, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 70 eThekwini Water and Sanitation Customer Service Centre 2, 2012, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 70 FNB Stadium - Soccer City, 2010?, Soweto, Gauteng. pp 150-151 Freedom Park, //hapo, 2010, Salvokop Extension 1, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 106-107 General Post Office, 1881 - 1885, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 57 General Post Office - Grand Central, c1940, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 30 Government Printing Works - Government Printer / Staatsdrukkery, 1896 : 1932, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 95 Hazrath Shaykh Ahmed Badsha Peer Shrine, n.d., Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 72 Hollywood Court, 1937-1939, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 61 Hotpoint House, 1934, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 133 House Jooste, 1965, Waterkloof Ridge, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 102-103 Houses of Parliament, 1879-1885, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 25 Huletts Sugar Harbour Warehouse, 1965, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 62 Innes Chambers, 1959, Central, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 134-135 Iziko Museum - Slave Lodge - Supreme Court, 1680 : 1807-1814 : 1926 : 1961-1964, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 24-25, 29 Iziko South African Museum, 1893, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 25 Iziko South African National Gallery, 1930, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 27 Johannesburg Central Police Station, 1968, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 138-139 Johannesburg Civic Art Gallery, 1910 : 1987, Joubert Park, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 129 Johannesburg Civic Centre, 1963, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 137 King Shaka International Airport, 2010, La Mercy, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 74-75 Kwa Muhle Museum, 1927, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 59 Land and Agricultural Bank of South Africa, 1938, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 27 Las Vegas, pre 1958, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 64 Law Courts, 1910, Central, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 129 Lighthouse, Green Point, 1820 - 1824 : 1865, Green Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 25 Lukasrand Tower, n.d., Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 106 Maize Control Board, 1939-1940, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 101 Marine Research Aquarium, 1938, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 33 Markham's Building, 1896, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 127 Media24 - Sanlam Centre - Naspers Centre, 1961 : 2015, Foreshore, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 31 Metro Mall Transport Facility & Traders Market, 2002, Newtown, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 145 Millennium Tower, 2002, The Bluff, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 69 Moses Mabhida Stadium, 2010, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 78-79 Namaqua House, 1930, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 29 Natal Government Railways Offices - KZN Tourist Offices, 1894, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 56 National Library of South Africa, 2009, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 109 Nelson Mandela Bridge, 2001-2003, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 143 Nelson Mandela Departure Hall, n.d., V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 39 Netherlands Bank - Second, 1896, Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 95 Netherlands Bank Building - Nedbank, 1961 - 1965, Central, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 63 Netherlands Bank: Bank of Netherlands - Nedbank, 1953, Pretoria Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 101-102 Newtown Station Market, 1993, Newtown, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 126 Normandie Court, 1937, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 132 Ocean Terminal, 1962, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 62 Old Mutual Centre, 1996, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 67 Olive Convention Centre and Ice Rink, 1970s [?], Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 67 Palace of Justice, 1898, Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 94-95 Park Station - Second Main Station, 1932, Central, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 128-129 Parliament Building, 1874, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 25 Peterhouse, 1934, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 133 Playhouse, 1927, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 59 Playhouse Theatre Complex, 1985-1986, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 59 Point Sewer Pump - House 2, 2014, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 71 Point Yacht Club, 1934, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 63 Polleys Arcade - Wachthuis, 1959, Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 102 Prestwich Memorial, 2001, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 39 Prince's Theatre, 1926, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 59 Provincial Building Society, 1960, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 134 Quadrant House, 1929-34, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 61 Raadsaal, 1889, Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 92 ill, 93-94 Railway Station - Third, 1963-1965, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 40 Rand Club - Third, 1902-1904 : 1935, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 126 Reserve Bank Head Office, 1987, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 105 Rex Trueform - Queenspark, 1939-1940, Salt River, Western Cape. pp 34 Riviera Hotel, 1956, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 64 SA Mutual Life Assurance Society Building - Mutual Heights, 1934-1936 : 2004-2005, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 28-29 SABC Building, 1955, Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 32-33 SABC Building, 1968-1975, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 139 Sandton International Convention Centre, 2001, Sandton, Gauteng. pp 148-149 ill SANTAM - SANLAM Building - Waalburg, 1930, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 29 Scott's Building - formerly OK Bazaars, 1932, Central, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 29 Sea Point Bathing Pavilion - Second, c1950, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 33 Sea Point Civic Centre and Library, 1970-1972, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 33 South African Apartheid Museum, 2001, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 141 Southern Sun Cape Sun Hotel, 1982, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 31 Soweto Theatre, 2012, Soweto, Gauteng. pp 142-143 Standard Bank Centre, 1968, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 136-137 State Theatre, 1981, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 104 The Workshop, 1904 : 1986, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 57 Union Buildings, 1909-1913, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 12 University of (now KwaZulu-) Natal : Womens' Hall of Residence - John Bews, 1966-1968, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 64-65 ill University of (now KwaZulu-) Natal : Womens' Hall of Residence - Mabel Palmer, 1966-1968, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 65 University of Cape Town, 1916, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 26=27 University of Cape Town, Centlivres Building, 1952?, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 46-47 University of Cape Town, Sarah Baartman Hall, 1931, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 46-47 ill University of Cape Town, Sports Centre, 1977, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 34-35 University of KwaZulu Natal : Howard Memorial College, 1929 - 1931, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 59 University of KwaZulu Natal : School of Architecture - Shepstone Building , 1975, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 82-83 University of Pretoria, Building Sciences - Boukunde, 1960 : 1972 : 2018, Hillcrest, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 112 University of Pretoria, Communication Pathology Building, c1939, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 100-101 University of South Africa - UNISA, 1970s -, Muckleneuk, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 103 University of the Cape of Good Hope - Centre for the Book, 1909, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 25 University of the Witwatersrand, John Moffat Building, 1950s, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 154-155 Victoria Mansions, 1933, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 61 Volkskas Bank - now ABSA, n.d., Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 104 Voortrekker Monument, 1938-1949, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 98-99 Walter Sisulu Square of Dedication, 2005, Kliptown, Soweto, Gauteng. pp 143 Warwick Junction Herbal Market Bridge, n.d., Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. pp 72-73 Wesleyan Methodist Church - District Six Museum, pre 1883 : 1894 : 1897 : 2000, District Six, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 38 Women's Jail Precinct, 2005, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 141 People or firms linked to this book BAKER, Sir Herbert. pp 11, 12, 96-97 BARNETT, Jack Judah. pp 14, 36, 37 BERNSTEIN, Lionel 'Rusty'. pp 14 DEPARTEMENT VAN PUBLIEKE WERKEN - ZUID-AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK. pp 11 ELSWORTH, Lancelot Andrew. pp 26 HAWKE and McKINLAY. pp 26 LE CORBUSIER, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris. pp 12, 34, 64 LIPMAN, Alan Robert. pp 14 LOUW, Wynand Hendrik. pp 29 LUTYENS, Edwin Landseer. pp 26 MARSHALL, Arthur James. pp 26 MARTIENSSEN, Rex Distin. pp 12 MOERDYK, Gerard Leendert Pieter. pp 29 PEARSE, Geoffrey Eastcott (Geoff). pp 12 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. pp 12 SNAPE, Alfred Ernest. pp 26 THIBAULT, Louis Michel. pp 10 WALGATE, Charles Percival (Percy). pp 26