CONVENTION
2000
SAIA Biennial Conference and Convention, the mokete wa kaho
<a celebration of purpose> took place in Bloemfontein
on Thursday and Friday, 31 August and 1 September 2000.
The programme incorporated the annual workshop of the Alliance
of Development Professionals (ADP) on Thursday before the
Convention took place at 15:30. The Conference, with several
national and international speakers took place on Friday.
Prof Juhani Pallasmaa from Finland and Prof Oscar Tenreiro
from Venezuela were the keynote speakers with five prominent
South African architects and academics completing the programme.
Mr
Llewellyn van Wyk, who had been elected President of the
Institute in August 1999 after the tragic death of Prof
Vivienne Japha, was unanimously re-elected President of
SAIA for the period 2001-2002 at a meeting of the Board
held on Wednesday, 30 August. He will be in office for a
two year period, up to August 2002. Mr Jan Willem Ras was
elected Vice-President for the same period.
Several
dignitaries attended the Awards dinner, sponsored by the
PG Group, in the historic City Hall on Friday night. The
recipients of the Institute’s Awards for Excellence
were:
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The
International Convention Centre for the Durban
Infrastructural Development Trust by a consortium consisting
of Stauch Vorster Architects, Hallen Custers Smith,
Johnson Murray Architects, and Philip Cox (international
consultant from Australia) |
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The
Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace for the Bafokeng
Council by Waterston Weyer Roon Architects |
The
Board also made several Awards to members of the Institute:
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The
Medal of Distinction was awarded, respectively to Mr
Bryan Prisgrove of Johannesburg and Prof Rodney Harber
of Durban, and |
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The
Institute’s Gold Medal was conferred on Mr Brian
Johnson of Durban and Mr David Jack of Cape Town in
recognition of their outstanding contributions to Architecture. |
The
programme of events included the Sophia Gray memorial lecture
and a special post-mokete tour from Bloemfontein to Modderpoort
in the Eastern Free State concluded the millennium mokete.
Modderpoort, famous for its sandstone buildings and architecture,
is earmarked as a world heritage site.
Click
here to download the SAIA Biennial Report 1999-2000
