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ROBERTS, Douglas S

Born: 1938

Architect

SACA:
Reg No: 2321
Year registered: 1964

BArch (CT), MArch (Yale).

Born in Harare (Salisbury). Graduated with distinction at the University of Cape Town (1961). After using a travel award to see much of Central Africa, studied in Venice on an Italian Government Scholarship the techniques of Byzantine mosaic artists and craftsmen. Master in Architecture at Yale University at the time of Paul Rudolf. Established own practice in Cape Town (1964); early work includes individual houses which have been widely published. Practised as DOUGLAS ROBERTS and PETER LOEBENBERG designing residential projects and commercial buildings throughout the country.

(UIA Issue 8, 1985)

Recorded in 1969 as of address 109 Long Street, Cape Town.

Recorded in 1991 as principal of DOUGLAS ROBERTS, PETER LOEBENBERG ARCHITECTS cc.

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

Beck, Haig (Editor). 1985. UIA International Architect : Southern Africa (Issue 8). London: International Architect. pp Inner back cover, 21

Images Publishing Group. 1991. Architects of South Africa (International profile series). Melbourne, Australia: Images Pub. Group. pp 91