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BArch 1971 (Pretoria) - Final design title: Krematorium. Tribute Piet will be remembered not only for his professional accomplishments, but also for his integrity, leadership, and vision. His legacy lives on in the colleagues he mentored, in the many projects he helped bring to life, and in the architectural community he helped strengthen across Africa and beyond. He departed, always the Architect, the Husband, the Father, and the Oupa. Piet was a man who lived with both heart and hands, an architect who loved to design and build, an avid sailor who crafted his own boats, and a passionate Alfa Romeo enthusiast. Piet Bakker made a significant and lasting contribution to the practice and profession of architecture in South Africa and across the African continent. After graduating from the University of Pretoria in 1971, he completed a Diploma in Property Economics at the University of South Africa in 1977. He practised architecture full-time from 1977 onward, initially in Durban, where he won first prize in the competition for the Pinetown Public Library. In 1985, he incorporated his practice into Stauch Vorster Architects, becoming the managing partner in Cape Town and later the National Group Chairman of SVA International in 2009. From then onward, he played a central role in expanding the practice’s presence across Africa. Piet was a member of the South African Institute of Architects from 1974 and of the Cape Institute for Architecture from 1985. He served the CIA’s Practice and Professional Development Committee from the late 1980s to 2012, convening the committee from 1999 to 2006 and serving on the Management Committee during the same period. He also contributed to the Practice Committee of SAIA and represented the profession on various committees of the South African Council for the Architectural Profession, particularly in the development of regulation. In all these roles, Piet was a steady, reliable, and wise voice, someone whose contributions greatly advanced the standing and influence of the architectural profession. (Source: SAIA Pulse, Issue 02/04/26) Submitted by William Martinson. References
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