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McDONALD, Bernard Marchand

Born: 1913 05 24
Died: 1989 09 15

Architect

SACA:
Reg No: 643
Year registered: 1936

BArch 1936 (CT), ARIBA (1937), ISAA, CPIA.

Trained in architecture at the University of Cape Town from March 1931, graduating in June 1936 and having traveled in 1934 throughout South Africa and also to Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). By 1937 he was in private practice in partnership with AJC RETIEF (cf RETIEF & McDONALD). In 1959 and again in 1969 his address was 304, Main Street, Paarl.

He was the son of Roelof Daniel McDonald and Susanna Margaretha McDonald (nee Joubert) and was christened in the DR Church in Ceres. He married Alida Johanna Elizabeth van der Heever (1916-2003) on 9 March 1940 in Cape Town. Their address at the time, as per the marriage register, was 5 Rheede St, Cape Town. He died in 1989 and she in 2003. They were buried in the Parys cemetery, Paarl. (www.familysearch.org)

[ARIBA nom papers (1937) 6599; ISAA mem list].

All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.

References

ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 94, 208

ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 97, 163