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Gueritts was a French engineer, a senior partner in the consulting engineering firm of Mouchel & Partners of Paris who had expertise in reinforced concrete. He came to South Africa on a visit (1910/1911) to introduce the use of reinforced concrete, and was noted as 'inventor and designer of the famous cooling towers, five of which adorn the new Klip River Power Station'. (SAAR Aug 1936:262-3, article by T SCHAERER).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
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