Browsing Sir Herbert Baker Collection by Type "Article"

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Browsing Sir Herbert Baker Collection by Type "Article"

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  • Architectural needs of South Africa 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (State, 1909-01-01)
    The purpose of this paper is to plead for the revival in the laying out and designing of our cities and buildings of those principles of largeness of conception, restraint, and subordination of detail to a central idea ...
  • EDNAM 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (Country Life in S[outh] A[frica] Vol. 1, no. 2. p. 14, 1915-05)
    Site plan/garden design for Walter Webber's house in Parktown, Johannesburg.
  • Herbert Baker, F.R.I.B.A. 
    Unknown (African Architect, 1911-08-01)
    Article about Mr. Herbert Baker, whose work and influence in South African architecture have marked him as one of the masters of his profession in the country in which he has lived for nearly twenty years. Includes discussion ...
  • 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 ...
  • Plea for English Gothic 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (African Architect, 1911-07-01)
    In response to letters discussing the merits of English Gothic Architecture, Herbert Baker stated his opinion on the question of using this architectural style in South Africa.
  • Pretoria new station 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (African architect, 1912-06-01)
    An in-depth description of the Pretoria station as designed by Sir Herbert Baker.
  • Samuel Marks Building, Cape Town 
    Unknown (Architectural Review, 1911-10)
    Photos of the Samuel Marks Building, Cape Town, designed by Sir Herbert Baker.
  • Town Planning: Beauty, a human document; The "Grand Manner" for South Africa 
    Baker, Herbert, Sir, 1862-1946 (African Architect, 1914-07-01)
    In this article the author apologises to the Congress for the somewhat discursive and sketchy nature. He attempts to deal with town-planning less from the scientific and hygienic, and more from the idealistic and artistic ...
  • 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.
  • Union Buildings and their architect 
    Solomon, J.M. (State of South Africa, 1910-07-01)
    The natural semicircle created by Meintjes Kop was used by architect sir Herbert Baker in the design of the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Discussion of the design includes perspectives, site plan, and portrait of the architect.
  • 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 ...