Browsing Architecture by Author "Van Aswegen, Henning"

Browsing Architecture by Author "Van Aswegen, Henning"

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  • Amphitheatre, University of Pretoria (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Sandrock, Brian; Läuferts, Monika (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Built as a designated complex to provide facilities for the Department of Music which was established in 1958, this structure consists of office wings, an auditorium and an open-air amphitheatre. UP alumnus and architect ...
  • Aula & Rautenbach Hall (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Jooste, Karel (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
  • Building Sciences Building (photos 1) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Läuferts, Monika (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Since its inception in 1929, the Department of Architecture and Building Sciences moved from one building to another until 1960 when it found a permanent home in this building designed by its own staff members. Expansion ...
  • Chapel on University of Pretoria campus (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Bernhard, Gerald; Theron, Léo; Läuferts, Monika (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Bought from the Catholic Church in 1980, the complex which is now known as Tukkiewerf comprises three buildings – a chapel and monastery built in 1925 and a monastery hall designed by Gerald Bernhard and built in 1946. The ...
  • Chemistry Building (photos 1) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Moerdijk, Gerard; Watson, H.; Moerdyk, Gerhard (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    This modern-style face brick structure with touches of Dutch Brick Modernism was built in the middle of the Second World War in 1943 when the Old Chemistry building became too small for the expanding number of students due ...
  • Client Service Centre Building (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Pauw, Samuel; Läuferts, Monika (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Known colloquially as the ‘Fish Bowl’ because of its all-glass exterior, the building was designed by UP alumnus Samuel Pauw to fit between the split-legged construction of the Human Sciences building. Construction took ...
  • Communication Pathology Building (photos 1) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Fleischman, W.H.; Läuferts, Monika (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    German immigrant W H Fleischman was commissioned by the Department of Public Works in the 1930s to design a building to house the Weather Bureau. In 1963 Government donated the building to the University and in 1965 it ...
  • Economic and Management Sciences Building (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Pauw, Samuel (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    The Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences was granted its own building in the late 1980s. Designed to link the older buildings to the north with the more modern buildings to the south, the long narrow building shows ...
  • Engineering I Building (photos) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Sandrock, Brian (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Completed in 1975, this impressive structure was the first skyscraper erected on campus. Designed in a modern style by the architect Brian Sandrock, an alumnus of UP, the building was intended to define the university ...
  • Engineering II Building (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Meiring Naude (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Initially known as the J G Strijdom building, it is similar to the Mineral Sciences building, as the architectural firm Meiring Naudé already had plans for building a mirror image of that building. Showing aspects of the ...
  • Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute Building I (photos) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Oosthuizen, Willie (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    These modern-looking, sandstone-based buildings, known as FABI 1 and FABI 2, are similar in style and home to a postgraduate course that combines Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Zoology, ...
  • Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute Building II (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Oosthuizen, Willie (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    These modern-looking, sandstone-based buildings, known as FABI 1 and FABI 2, are similar in style and home to a postgraduate course that combines Biochemistry, Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Zoology, ...
  • Geography Building (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Sandrock, Brian (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Originally built as an extension to the present Zoology building, this building was built in a distinctly different style, more reminiscent of the adjacent Chemistry building. Designed by architect Brian Sandrock, an alumnus ...
  • Graduate Centre (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Oosthuizen, Willie; VDO Architects (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    This building is similar in design to the Economics and Management Sciences building and features elements of Post-Romanesque style, as reflected by its domed entrance and arches. The walls are a mixture of polystyrene and ...
  • Huis-en-Haard (photos 1) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Originally the St Anthony dormitory of Christian Brothers’ College, the building was acquired by the University in 1969 and earmarked for use by the SRC. The building was renovated and inaugurated in February 1972. Named ...
  • Information Technology Building (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Louw, Marais, Marquard & Kuhn (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Initially known as the Education Law Building, this building was designed by the architectural firm Louw, Marais, Marquard and Kuhn and inaugurated in 1981 for use by both the Faculties of Law and Education. Since then ...
  • Informatorium (photos) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Louw, Marais, Marquard & Kuhn; Läuferts, Monika (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Initially known as the Education Law Building, this building was designed by the architectural firm Louw, Marais, Marquard and Kuhn and inaugurated in 1981 for use by both the Faculties of Law and Education. Since then ...
  • Kya Rosa (photos 2) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    This beautifully decorated late-Victorian house at the main entrance to the University of Pretoria has a fascinating history. The original building was constructed in Skinner Street in 1895 and belonged to Leo Weinthal, ...
  • Law Building (photos 1) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Kruger-Roos (2008-09-09)
    This imposing building with its brilliant white walls and extensive glazing is one of the newest and most modern structures on campus. Designed by the architect firm Kruger-Roos, the design was intended to reflect the ...
  • Mineral Sciences Building (photos 1) 
    Van Aswegen, Henning; Meiring, A.L.; Nel, P.R. (Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria, 2008-09-09)
    Built in a simple style, the building reflects elements of the Little Brazilian or Modern Brazilian style and has a light green and white terrazzo cover and diamond-shaped windows adorning the two entrances. Initially known ...