OH ARCHITECTURE presents OH16 Rex Trueform, Monatic & SA Naval College: Andrews & Niegeman Monograph

Open House 16 will be a tour of selected buildings by Andrews & Niegeman, a firm of architects who practiced in Cape Town between 1945 -1999. The Rex Trueform and House of Monatic clothing factories in Salt River are amongst their most famous and so is the SA Naval College in Muizenberg. The clothing industry in Cape Town, and the buildings that it produced, played a significant role in the particular way that the city of Cape Town developed in terms of race, class, and identity. Through the work of pioneer modernist architects Max Policansky, Doug E Andrews, and Henk Niegeman we will reflect on how a reading of architectural space can uncover some of these complexities. Ex-factory workers, knowledgeable practitioners and current occupiers will lead the tour with insights that could prompt valuable discussions. ‘Unstitching Rex Trueform’ - an exhibition of architectural drawings and other archival material - launches together with the Open House.

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08h30	Registration
09h00	Rex Trueform 1938	Salt River
10h00	Rex Trueform 1948	Salt River
11h00	House of Monatic 1951	Salt River
13h00	Lunch
15h00	SA Naval College 1953	Muizenberg