Browsing Sir Herbert Baker Collection by Subject "Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950"

Browsing Sir Herbert Baker Collection by Subject "Smuts, Jan Christiaan, 1870-1950"

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  • Herbert Baker, the Union Buildings, and the politics of architectural patronage 
    Christenson, Ellen (SAJAAH, 1996-06)
    ARTICLE ABSTRACT: In this article, the author argues that the patrons of the Union Buildings, Jan Christian Smuts and Louis Botha, commissioned this complex of buildings as part of a specific political agenda during the ...
  • Notes from Sir Herbert Baker to Prof. Geoffrey Pearse 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (2008-09-09)
    Autobiographical notes from Sir Herbert Baker to Prof. Geoffrey Pearse. Several subjects are discussed, including the effect his Stonehouse had on Johannesburg, how the site for the Union Buildings was chosen, and the fact ...
  • Two unrealized visions: Sir Herbert Baker recounts story of Union Buildings 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (Pretoria News, 1941-11-07)
    In this article, sir Herbert Baker recounts the background and the design of the Union Buildings.
  • The Union Buildings: reflections on Herbert Baker's design intentions and unrealised designs 
    Fisher, Roger C.; Avital, Tsion; Glatigny, Pascal Dubourg; Mcquillan, James; Olivier, Bert; Shaw, Rayford; Schmidt, Leoni; Allen, N.P.L. (Nicholas P.L.); Mare, Estelle Alma; Unknown (Art Historical Work Group of South Africa, 2004)
    When assessing the architectural merits of the Union Buildings the design thinking of Herbert Baker should be considered. He expressed himself on these matters in various texts throughout his productive years. Not all ...
  • Unrealised designs : Meinjes [i.e. Meintjes] Kop 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (1900)
    Memorandum in which sir Herbert Baker discusses the choice of site and the design of the Union Buildings on Meinjes Kop [Meintjes Kop], as well as the unrealised Via Sacra and South African War Memorial which was to have ...