23 February 2023
Newsflash: 8/2023

SAIA Individual Awards 2019 press release

The South African Institute of Architects (SAIA) Individual Awards 2019 recipients were honoured at the SAIA 70th President inauguration of Professor Amira Osman held on Thursday 02 February 2023. The theme for the event was "What Does Transformation Look Like?".

The high-profile event was attended by government, industry, academic and professional leadership with the keynote address delivered by Judge Albie Sach.

Click here to read the full press release

The SAIA Individual Awards are presented to SAIA members following a call for nominations completed by its regional institutes which are ratified by the Board.

SAIA would like to congratulate and acknowledge the following recipients on being awarded the SAIA Individual Awards 2019.

  • Gold Medal for Architecture (2019) in recognition of outstanding contribution to architecture was awarded to Carin Smuts and the late Rodney Choromanski.
    (Click here to read the citations for Carin Smuts and the late Rodney Choromanski)
  • Gold Medal of Distinction (2019) in recognition of outstanding contribution to architecture through distinguished service to the profession was awarded to Professor Roger Fisher.
    (Click here to read the citation for Professor Roger Fisher.)
  • Architectural Writers and Critics Award (2019) in recognition of a distinguished contribution to architectural criticism and/or writing was awarded to Professor Ora Joubert and Professor Lindsay Bremner.
    (Click here to read the citations for Professor Ora Joubert and Professor Lindsay Bremner).
  • Life membership (2019) was conferred upon Michael William Kidd Sutton and Abdool Aziz Ahmed Tayob.
    (Click here to read more information about Michael William Kidd Sutton and Abdool Aziz Ahmed Tayob).
  • Honorary membership (2019) was conferred upon Adele Naude Santos.
    (Click here to read more information about Adele Naude Santos)

Sponsors:
SAIA would like to extend its gratitude and appreciation to the following primary sponsors for making the event possible: SAFAL Steel, Interslab (Infinity), A.B.E (Saint Gobain) and Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). Secondary sponsors were Baker Baynes and Etex South Africa.

Youtube:
Please click here to access the event that was live streamed.

Images:
Please click here to view images of the event.

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SAIA BOARD (01 AUGUST 2022 - 31 JULY 2023)
Management Committee: Amira Osman (President), Mokena Makeka (Vice-President), Ruben Reddy (Immediate Past President), Cecilia Janse van Rensburg (Treasurer), Jan Jacobus Gouws (Deputy-Treasurer).
Board Members: Phila Jolobe (SAIA Border-Kei), Nicole Irving (CIfA a Region of SAIA), Gillian Adendorff (SAIA Eastern Cape), Velka Laubscher (SAIA Free State), Oliver Galenge GIfA (SAIA), Sikhumbuzo Mtembu (SAIA KZN), Manie Lambrechts (SAIA Limpopo), Petrus Du Toit (SAIA Mpumalanga), Jeremie Malan (PIA a Region of SAIA).
Co-opted Members: Ruben Reddy (Immediate Past President), Karuni Naidoo (Chair: Transformation)