The National Heritage Resources Act governs all of South Africa’s built heritage but is often misunderstood. This talk, by heritage architects Yasmin Mayat, Brian McKechnie, and Brendan Hart, aims to explain and demystify the Act, the identification of heritage buildings, and applications to the Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng (PHRAG).

Brian McKechnie is a Johannesburg-based heritage architect. His passions include: heritage; cities; travel and exploring urban landscapes. His favourite projects span the adaptive reuse of Innes Chambers (with Activate Architects), the (gradual) restoration of the landmark Ansteys Building and reimagining and curating the interiors and spaces of the historic Rand Club. Brian was selected as one of the 200 most influential young South Africans in the 2015 Mail & Guardian Top 200 and was nominated for the 2012 Colosseum Award for conserving Johannesburg’s heritage.

Yasmin Mayat is an architect and heritage practitioner. She cofounded Mayat Hart architects in 2012 with Brendan Hart. Yasmin holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Cape Town, architectural degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Masters in Conservation of the Built Environment from the University of Cape Town. She sits on a number of professional and volunteer bodies and is an accredited professional member of the Association of Professional Heritage Practitioners. In addition to professional practice Yasmin lectures honours level architectural history at the University of the Witwatersrand. Yasmin lectures and is publishes on the topics of architectural history and conservation.

Brendan Hart cofounded Mayat Hart architects with Yasmin Mayat in 2012. Brendan holds architectural degrees from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Master’s Degree in the Conservation of the Built environment from the University of Cape Town. He sits on a number of professional and volunteer organisations and is an accredited professional member of the Association of Professional Heritage Practitioners.  Brendan is a member of staff at the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand where he teaches post and undergraduate architectural history and supervises masters students.  Yasmin lectures and is publishes on the topics of architectural history and conservation.

• Date: 29 September 2022 15h30-17h00
• Venue: online
• Cost: Members: R100,00 Non–Members: R200,00
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