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Book Author: Clarke, Nicholas J; Fisher, Roger C & Kuipers, Marieke C Year: 2021 Title: Common Ground : Dutch-South African Architectural Exchanges 1902-1961 Place: The Netherlands Publisher: LM Publishers On Friday December 3 2021 a book launch was held at the Bokmakiri bookshop in Swellendam. A talk was given by Prof. Roger Fisher. Click HERE to watch a video of the talk. On Tuesday October 19 2021 was the international book launch with speakers in Amsterdam, Pretoria, Cape Town and Swellendam. Click HERE to watch a video of the launch. 2023: The book received the PIA Award for Excellence. Citation: COMMON GROUND: DUTCH - SOUTH AFRICAN ARCHITECTURAL EXCHANGES 1902-1961 The submission is a book entitled Common Ground, edited by Nicholas Clarke, Roger Fisher and Marieke Kuipers. Apart from the editors, who also authored chapters, there are contributions from 12 other authors and five sections labelled "Interlude". It was published in 2021 by LM Publishers of the Netherlands. The subtitle of this book may be misleading. Dutch-South African Architectural Exchanges 1902-1961 describes mostly, as the abstract states, the contribution and influence of Dutch-born émigré architects on the South African built environment. Each chapter demonstrates a deep engagement with little-known archival material and historical facts from the first half of the twentieth century until South Africa became a republic. The fact that this period is at the cusp of coloniality and the rise of freedom movements is significant as it reveals substantial influences and divisions in the built environment. The editors have extensive experience in producing influential books, while the contributing authors are, for the most, respected academics. All the chapters are well-researched, competently argued and written, and unquestionably original scholarly work. The authors present facts and archival material that has never - or at best, only marginally - been part of the discourse on architectural history. As such Common Ground significantly contributes to our knowledge and understanding of the Dutch contribution to the South African built environment. It is timeous and a worthy successor to Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens: A shared Dutch built heritage in South Africa A website (The Heritage Portal) describes the book as a brilliant and welcome addition to architectural literature. We concur with that statement. Citation by Gerald Steyn and Nico Botes. Award Certificate. Photographer Johan Swart - 2023 Award trophe. Photographer Johan Swart - 2023 Award Citation, certificate and trophe. Photographer Johan Swart - 2023 Chapters/Entries in this book 1 In Search of Shared Heritage Kuipers, Marieke 7 2 The Netherlands - Country of Emigration Kuipers, Marieke 23 INTERLUDE Educating the Dutch Architect van der Wal, Lizette & Kuipers, Marieke 49 3 Two Waves of Dutch Immigration to South Africa Antonites, Annie 55 INTERLUDE Cross-Continental Careers Clarke, Nicholas & Kuipers, Marieke 67 4 Public Service and Community Buildings Clarke, Nicholas 75 INTERLUDE Celebrating the Commemoration Kuipers, Marieke 93 5 Building for Communities of Faith Clarke, Nicholas 99 6 Building for Banking and Industry Deacon, Catherine & Pienaar, Marguerite 119 7 Evolution of the Pretoria Dwelling Barker, Arthur 139 INTERLUDE Kitchen: Heart of the Home de Haan, Esther 157 8 Model Township Attridgeville Aphane, Mathebe & Somer, Kees 163 9 Technological Trajectories from North to South Louw, Michael 181 INTERLUDE Water and Concrete / Cape Town Foreshore Harbour Fisher, Roger 199 10 Tectonic Archives Swart, Johan 207 11 Constructing Stories Lange, Mary & Fisher, Roger 229 12 Reflections and Projections Mswinga, Ben 241 Buildings linked to this book Camphill Village West Coast Chapel, c1964, Klein Dassenberg, Malmesbury, Western Cape. pp 73 ill, 84 Gereformeerde Kerk, 1955, Pretoria North, Gauteng. pp 104 ill Gereformeerde Kerk, 1951, Brooklyn, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 104-105, 105 ill Hoërskool Porterville High School, 1959, Porterville, Western Cape. pp 82 Judge Clothing Factory - Rex Trueform, 1937, Woodstock, Western Cape. pp 72, 130, 131 ill Louis Botha Memorial Home for Children / Louis Botha Home / Tshwane Regional Hospital Pharmacy, 1923 : 1933, Prinshoff, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 84 ill M Bertish Co - House of Monatic, n.d., Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 131, 137, 222 Meischke Building, 1913, Central, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 67 Mobbs Factory, 1952, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape. pp 131 ill, 189, 190, 191 ill Murray’s Bay Harbour, 1940 : 1957, Robben Island, Western Cape. pp 201 ill.; 202 Nedbank Building, 1962, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 125 Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, 1942, Pinelands, Western Cape. pp 106, 107 ill Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk, 1960s [?], Harmonie, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 108, 108 ill Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk - Kerkenberg, 1942, iNtabazwe (Harrismith), Free State. pp 103 ill Netherlands Bank Building, 1958, Bloemfontein, Free State. pp 123, 124 ill Newlands Swimming Pool, 1955 - 1962, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 20, 20 ill, 190, 191, 191 ill, 221 North End Public Library, 1936, Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), Eastern Cape. pp 15 ill Our Lady of Victories Catholic Cathedral, 1955, Maseru, Lesotho. pp 110 ill, 111 Sacred Heart Cathedral, 1962, Bloemfontein, Free State. pp 113 Savelkouls, 1949, Central, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 19 ill, 20 Shell Training Centre - SA Naval College, c1950, Muizenberg, Western Cape. pp 133 ill, 134 St Conrad's Catholic Church, 1959, Vrede, Free State. pp 15 ill St John Vianney Seminary, 1950-1952, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 109-110, 109 ill, 110 ill St Mary of the Wayside Catholic Church, 1959, Maryvale, Johannesburg, Gauteng. pp 111, 112 ill St Pius X Catholic Church, 1957, Tshwane (Pretoria), Gauteng. pp 111, 111 ill St Rose of Lima, 1954, Bochabela, Bloemfontein, Free State. pp 110, 110 ill Sturrock Graving Dock – Table Bay Harbour, 1945, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 202-203 Table Bay Foreshore Reclamation, 1930s-1940s, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 198-205 Table Bay Harbour – Duncan Docks, 1940s, Cape Town, Western Cape. pp 199, 202 United Reformed Church - Die Ark, 1967, Beaufort West, Western Cape. pp 98 ill, 115, 115 ill People or firms linked to this book ANDREWS and NIEGEMAN. pp 17, 71, 72, 83, 86, 131, 137, 159, 185, 186, 187, 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 222, 224, 245 BAKER, Sir Herbert. pp 75 GEERS, Leendert Marinus. pp 75 HOFMAN, Paulus Johannes Cornelius. pp 75 MEISCHKE, Johan Coenraad. pp 67-68 SIEMERINK, Hendrik. pp 75