Mathews & Associates Architects

Mathews & Associates Architects is an architecture firm based in Pretoria, South Africa.[1] It was established in 2000 by Pieter J Mathews,[2][3] with current partners Anton Smit (from 2000) and Liam Purnell (from 2002). The firm has received numerous awards,[4][5][6] their work have been published in more than 130 articles and book entries,[6] appearing on more than 25 local television shows,[6] and they were part of the "Traces of Centuries & Future Steps" exhibition at the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennale.[4][7] They are known for contextually relevant, bold and graphically strong designs.[1]

History

The firm opened their doors in November 2000.[8] It first operated from an old post office building and specialised in the residential market.[5][9] Later the focus gradually shifted to numerous other types of buildings as well,[9] like transport, hospitality and unconventional commercial projects.[5] Currently their offices are in Nieuw Muckleneuk, Pretoria, with ten people working on projects that include buildings, graphic design and publications.

Notable projects

Commercial

Educational

Heritage

Hospitality

Housing/Residential

Offices

Transport

Awards

Other

Notes

  1. ↑ LIA refers to the Limpopo Institute for Architecture
  2. ↑ MPIA refers to the Mpumalanga Institute of Architects
  3. ↑ PIA refers to the Pretoria Institute for Architecture
  4. ↑ SAISC refers to the South African Institute of Steel Construction
  5. ↑ SAIA refers to the South African Institute of Architects

References

  1. 1 2 Hu Yanli, He Jiaxin, ed. (2010). Architecture Highlights (ShangLin ed.). Hong Kong: Shanglin A&C Limited. ISBN 978-4-903233-61-1.
  2. ↑ Thorsten Deckler, Anne Graupner, Henning Rasmuss, ed. (2006). Contemporary South African Architecture in a Landscape of Transition. Cape Town: Double Storey Books. p. 208. ISBN 1-77013-056-X.
  3. ↑ "Mathews & Associates Architects cc". Phaidon Atlas. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Steenberg, Renate (2013). "Alumnus showcases talent for innovative design" (PDF). Innovate: (8): 36–38. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "MATHEWS & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS (MAAA)". Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  6. 1 2 3 Song Jia, ed. (2013). Streets and squares. China: Artpower. p. 412. ISBN 978-988-16428-3-7.
  7. 1 2 GlobalArtAffairs Foundation, ed. (2012). Traces of Centuries & Future Steps. Netherlands: GlobalArtAffairs Foundation. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-9-490784-11-9.
  8. ↑ "House Roos" (PDF). Steel Construction 37 (1): 22. 2013. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. 1 2 de Beer, Diane (2010). Decade of Design: From the office of Mathews + Associates Architects cc. Pretoria: Visual Books. ISBN 978-0-620-46689-9.
  10. ↑ http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=7695&archid=2165
  11. ↑ http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=11014&archid=2165
  12. ↑ http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=11015&archid=2165
  13. ↑ http://www.artefacts.co.za/main/Buildings/bldgframes.php?bldgid=11400&archid=2165
  14. 1 2 Carla de Beer (2009). "Baobab Toll Plaza (2004)". In 'Ora Joubert. 10 years + 100 buildings : architecture in a democratic South Africa. Cape Town: Bell-Roberts. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-9814200-4-2.
  15. 1 2 3 Carla de Beer (2009). "Diamond Hill Toll Plaza (2004)". In 'Ora Joubert. 10 years + 100 buildings : architecture in a democratic South Africa. Cape Town: Bell-Roberts. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-9814200-4-2.
  16. ↑ South African Institute of Architects' awards of merit, awards for excellence, president's awards : 2005/2006, 2007/2008. South African Institute of Architects. 2008. pp. 132–133. ISBN 978-0-620-42146-1.
  17. ↑ Roberta Coci (May 2013). "Country Modern". House and Leisure: 56–63. Retrieved 26 March 2014.

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