A Guide to Architecture in South Africa

19th century administrative appearance arches architects architecture Baker Bank beautiful became block brick British brought building built Cape Dutch Cape Town Cathedral central Centre changes character church classical colour columns completed concrete consisting construction covered decorated designed doors Durban Dutch early England English entrance established example existing expression fashion flat floors followed forms functional gables garden gives glass Gothic Gothic Revival hall historical houses ideas important industrial interesting interior Internally iron Johannesburg kind late later light lines looking manner Masey materials Natal natural needs offices openings original pattern pediment period plaster pointed possible Pretoria projecting roof rooms round School seen shapes shows side simple South African space square standard stands stone Street strong structure style supported surroundings tall timber tower tradition University verandahs walls wide