Common ground : Dutch-South African architectural exchanges, 1902-1961 / Nicholas J. Clarke, Roger C. Fisher, Marieke C. Kuipers, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Nicholas J., editor, contributor.

Fisher, Roger C., editor, contributor.

Kuipers, Marieke, 1951- editor, contributor.

Antonites, Annie R., contributor.

Lange, Mary Elizabeth, contributor.

Pienaar, Marguerite, 1977- contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Dutch--South Africa--History--20th century.

Architecture, Dutch.

Expatriate architects--South Africa.

Expatriate architects.

Architects--Netherlands.

Architects.

Architecture, Domestic--South Africa--History--20th century.

Architecture, Domestic.

Architecture--South Africa--20th century--Pictorial works.

Architecture.

Commercial buildings--South Africa--20th century.

Commercial buildings.

Atteridgeville (South Africa)--History.

Atteridgeville (South Africa).

Netherlands.

South Africa.

South Africa--Atteridgeville.

Genre:

History.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

270 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps, plans (some color), portraits (some color) ; 32 cm

Other Title:

Dutch-South African architectural exchanges, 1902-1961

Place of Publication:

Edam : LM Publishers, [2021]

Summary:

"The richness and diversity of Dutch contributions to the built environment of South Africa remain little-known in the study of twentieth-century architectural history. Between 1902 and 1961 more than seventy Dutch-born émigré architects were active from the Cape to the Highveld, both in major towns and remote areas, and they designed hundreds of buildings and neighbourhoods. As sequel to the acclaimed 'Eclectic ZA Wilhelmiens: A Shared Dutch Built Heritage in South Africa', 'Common Ground' reveals the great variety of styles and building types from this period, ranging from buildings for communities, religious practice, banking, industry, and civil infrastructure to the evolution of the Pretoria dwelling and low-cost housing. These contributions are also contentious as they relate to the time of the entrenchment of apartheid. Yet these architects' extant work is an undeniable part of South Africa today and often still in daily service." --Back cover.

Contents:

(from table of contents) In search of shared heritage / Marieke Kuipers

The Netherlands - country of emigration / Marieke Kuipers

Interlude, Educating the Dutch architect / Lizette van der Wal and Marieke Kuipers

Two waves of Dutch immigration to South Africa / Annie Antonites

Interlude, Cross-continental careers / Nicholas Clarke and Marieke Kuipers

Public service and community buildings / Nicholas Clarke

Interlude, Celebration and commemoration / Marieke Kuipers

Building for communities of faith / Nicholas Clarke

Building for banking and industry / Catherine Deacon and Marguerite Pienaar

Evolution of the Pretoria dwelling / Arthur Barker

Interlude, Kitchen: heart of the home / Esther de Haan

Model township Atteridgeville / Mathebe Aphane and Kees Somer

Technological trajectories from north to south / Michael Louw

Interlude, Water and concrete/Cape Town foreshore harbour / Roger Fisher

Tectonic archives / Johan Swart

Constructing stories / Mary Lange and Roger Fisher

Reflections and projections / Ben Mswinga.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index.

ISBN:

9789460225338

9460225330

OCLC:

1245578844