DU TOIT, Jacques Theron

Architect

BArch 1937 (Witwatersrand); ARIBA 1942

Studied architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand from 1932 and graduated in 1937. He worked in DM SINCLAIR's office in Johannesburg for a year for his practical experience and from 1937 to 1938 was employed in this office as a senior assistant. From 1938 to 1939 he worked as a senior assistant to STEGMANN, ORPEN & PORTER in Johannesburg. By 1940 he was working in Bloemfontein where he must have set up practice on his own, in 1959 and 1969 his address was Volkskas Building, Bloemfontein. He retired in 1977.

(ARIBA nom papers (8071) 1942; ISAA mem list)

Familysearch.org gives his date of birth as 28 02 1914 but no birth certificate shown. He married Anna vd Merwe (1922-2010) in Bloemfontein on 25 June 1943. She was a granddaughter of Pres MT Steyn. The two witnesses who signed their marriage registration were Dr DF Malan, later Prime Minister, and MT Steyn, probably Anna's cousin Theunie Steyn who became a Supreme Court Judge. (www.familysearch.org)

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.

List of projects

With photographs
With notes

NG Kerk Sinode: 1963. Bloemfontein, Free State - Architect

War Museum of the Boer Republics: 1930 : 1956. Bloemfontein, Free State - Architect additions 1956

References

Herbert, Gilbert. 1975. Martienssen & the international style: The modern movement in South African architecture. Cape Town - Rotterdam: AA Balkema. pp 163

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 90, 228

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 92, 189