HONIKMAN, Alfred Harold (Alf)

Architect

ARIBA; FRIBA (1948), CPIA.ISAA,

Son of Isaac Joseph Honikman (1872-1940) and Henrietta Rachel nee Aaron (1871-1955) (FS). Honikman studied architecture at the University of Cape Town from 1928. During his 1928 vacation, Honikman acted as an assistant in the office of WH GRANT in Cape Town and spent four months in 1929-1930 as assistant to LF McCONNELL in Cape Town. He also participated in the 1931-1932 students' tour of Europe before graduating in 1932. He was appointed student demonstrator at the School of Architecture, University of Cape Town in 1932 for three months and then spent two and a half years as clerk of works and architectural assistant to KALLENBACH, KENNEDY and FURNER, between 1932 and 1935. This was followed by a six-month tour of Europe in 1936 during which he visited England, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands, returning to Cape Town in 1936 and joining I LEEB in partnership in Cape Town in 1937 (cf HONIKMAN and LEEB). Before the partnership dissolved in 1948, the firm was responsible for the design of a number of interesting modern buildings in Cape Town. Honikman applied for Fellowship of the RIBA in 1946, living at the time at Ferramee, Mulvihal Road in Rondebosch. In 1959 he was in partnership with Gabor TALLO (cf HONIKMAN and TALLO).

He was the Mayor of Cape Town from 1961-1963. By 1969 he was in partnership with JH GRESHOFF and RJ HONIKMAN (cf HONIKMAN, GRESHOFF and ASSOCIATES).

He married Deena Rosalind Margo (1907-1978) (FS). He resigned from the Institute of South African Architects in 1979 and emigrated to California, USA in 1980 to be near his family in Santa Barbara, California, United States where he later died.

[ARIBA nom papers (1935) 5846; FRIBA nom papers (1948) 4419; ISAA mem list; SAAR Feb 1936:63; Family Search].

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

Balmoral Hotel: 1932 : 1937 : 1939. Muizenberg, Western Cape - Architect 1939

Corner House: pre-1948. Muizenberg, Western Cape - Architect

Curzon Cinema: pre-1948. Wynberg, Western Cape - Associate architect

Dunvegan Gardens: c1937. Rosebank, Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Faktor's Building: pre-1948. Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Goodfellows: pre-1948. Oranjezicht, Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Hamilton House, factory and stores, (Holland House?): pre-1948. Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

House Robinson - Hillcote Hotel: n.d.. Muizenberg, Western Cape - Architect alterations

Kenmain Gardens: c1939. Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Montague: pre-1948. Rondebosch, Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Panther Shoe Factory: n.d. : pre-1948. Maitland, Western Cape - Architect additions pre-1948

Parkland Gdns: pre-1948. Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Ranana: pre-1948. Kenilworth, Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

San Martin: pre-1948. Sea Point, Cape Town, Western Cape - Architect

Sharon Court: pre-1948. Woodstock, Western Cape - Architect

Books by HONIKMAN

Honikman, Alfred H . 2007. Almost a Century. Indianapolis: Dog Ear Publishing

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 92, 207

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 94, 159

SAWW & Wooten & Gibson. 1963. Who's Who of Southern Africa 1963. Johannesburg: Wooten & Gibson (Pty) Ltd. pp 388