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You and your spouse / partner are cordially invited by the Department of Architecture, University of the Free State, to the 22nd SOPHIA GRAY MEMORIAL LECTURE presented by Jaco Wasserfall.

Thursday 26 August 2010 at 18:30
Fairview Conference Centre
(formerly Sedcom Auditorium)
2 Fairview Street, Navalsig, Bloemfontein

RSVP before 24 August 2010
(t) 051 401 2332
(f) 051 444 5108
Pretoriusy@ufs.ac.za

18:30 Arrival
19:00 Welcome
Memorial Lecture
Thanks
21:00 Opening of exhibition
(Oliewenhuis Art Museum)

Sophia Gray (1814 –1871) was the first woman to practise architecture in South Africa and one of the earliest in the world.

Married to Robert Gray, inaugural Anglican Bishop of Cape Town, Sophy devoted herself to the diocese, conducting the finances, organising and recording synods, and
maintaining the chronicles. By cart or wagon or on horseback, she accompanied her husband on all but two of his visitations throughout the country, sketching wherever they went. Her highly accomplished drawings and insightful diaries are held in the William Cullen Library of the University of the Witwatersrand.

Sophy was active in architecture over a period of twenty-two years, from 1848 – 1870, during which time she built fifty-two churches throughout South Africa, mostly Gothic
Revival, and she is deemed to have been the first architect, male or female, to have been professionally active in the Free State. However, the remarkable thing is that Sophy had no training at all – she was self-taught, having learnt architecture only from observation.

As a tribute to her achievements, the University of the free state instituted the annual sophia Gray Memorial lecture and
(Sophia Gray Invite)

Invitation

This year the Department of Architecture at the University of the Free State presents the twenty-second Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture and Exhibition. All members of the architectural profession, academics, members of the public, students and scholars are invited to take part in the 2010 August Celebrations.

Program

The August Architecture Activities take place Thursday evening, 26 August 2010 and Friday morning, 27 August 2010.The complete programme is attached here.

Speakers

• Dr Jaco Wasserfall, Namibia
• Mr Leszek Dobrovolsky, United Kingdom
• Ms Caroline Sohie, South Africa
• Mr Andrew Tyley, United Kingdom

More information

Afrikaans : www.uv.ac.za/argitektuur ? English : www.ufs.ac.za/architecture

Enquiries

Departement Argitektuur, Universiteit van die Vrystaat / Department of Architecture, University of the Free State

Yolanda Pretorius : 051-401 2332 (T) 051-444 5108 (F) PretoriusY@ufs.ac.za (E-pos/mail)

Costs

Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture & Exhibition : Gratis/Free

Mini-Conference - Adults ———-: R 450,00

Students & Scholars —————— : R 100,00

1. Register and pay beforehand at the Department of Architecture, University of the Free State.

2. Registrations also on Friday, 27 August 2010 in die foyer of the conference venue.

Registration

Nie later as 24 August 2010 / Not later than 24 August 2010

Druk aangehegte registrasievorm uit, voltooi en stuur terug na PretoriusY@ufs.ac.za of faks 051-444 5108 /

Please download attached registration form, complete and return to PretoriusY@ufs.ac.za or fax 051-444 5108.

Payments

Bank                                                                        : ABSA Bank Publieke Sektor /ABSA Public Sector

Account name            : Number 1 Account University of the Free State

Account number       :           1570 850 071

Branch code                :           630 734

Reference                     :           AAA2010 + Voorletters & Van / Initials & Surname

Stuur bewys van betaling aan / Forward payment advice to  :      Yolanda Pretorius

E-pos / E-mail   :   PretoriusY@ufs.ac.za

Faks / Fax        :  051-444 5108

Sponsors

Sophia Graygedenklesing ? Sophia Gray Memorial Lecture

C & CI (Cement & Concrete Institute)

SAIA (South African Institute of Architects)

Andrew Tyley

SAISC (Southern African Institute of Steel Construction)

Venue

Fairview Conference Centre (formerly Sedcom Auditorium) 2 Fairview Street, Arboretum Bloemfontein

Registration

Download form here

Registration Form

RATES FOR REIMBURSABLE EXPENSES Link -  click  here to go to website of the dep of public works

SAIAT (The South African Institute of Architectural Technologists) takes pleasure in advising all registered professionals of the followng CPD events taking place during the quarter July – September, 2010. Further details can be obtained through the website or by contacting the SAIAT offices

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