associates architects is an architecture firm based in pretoria south africa . 1 it was established in 2000 by pieter j mathews 2 3 with current partners anton smit from 2000 and liam purnell from 2002 . the firm has received numerous awards 4 5 their work have been published in more than 130 articles and book entries 5 appearing on more than 25 local television shows 5 and they were part of the traces of centuries & future steps exhibition at the 2012 venice architecture biennale . 6 7 they are known for contextually relevant bold and graphically strong designs . 1 contents 1 pieter j mathews 1.1 life and career 1.1.1 architecture 1.1.2 books 1.1.3 furniture design 1.1.4 other 2 history 3 notable projects 4 awards 4.1 other 5 notes 6 references 7 external links pieter j mathews edit pieter mathews pieter mathews in 2012 born pieter j mathews 24 february 1967 lichtenburg north west nationality south african alma mater university of pretoria occupation architect practice mathews & associates architects pieter mathews 24 february 1967 2 is an architect living and working in pretoria south africa . 8 he is principal of the firm mathews & associates architects . 9 he is involved in various design disciplines ranging from buildings and furniture to graphic design and architectural publications . life and career edit mathews grew up in lichtenburg . 10 after mathews third year of studying architecture at the university of pretoria he went abroad to gain international work experience and to travel . he finished his barch degree in 1991 obtaining the gold fields of south africa scholarship for architecture . he completed his work based training at holm jordaan holm under the direction of dieter holm and gerrit jordaan . in 1994 mathews became partner at nel storm architects in pretoria followed by a partnership with jacques gerber mathews and gerber architects from december 1995 to november 2000 . architecture edit in 2000 mathews started his own architecture firm mathews & associates architects . 1 the firm has received numerous awards 4 6 appeared been showcased on various television stations and their work has been exhibited and published world wide . 1 5 books edit mathews has written and contributed to numerous books on architecture his first being architexture a book on the use of textures in buildings . it was followed by detail housed after which he was the publishing manager for construction primer by hans wegelin and the editor for contemporary capital . he also writes about architecture and design for local south african magazines . 11 furniture design edit in 2012 and 2013 mathews was invited to join southern guild for which he designed benches as part of their annual exhibitions . 12 his design for a concrete bench together with santie gouws grietjie lee and sybrand wiechers was included in ppc cement s reimagine concrete young concrete sculptor awards competition exhibition . 13 in 2002 he was invited by house and leisure magazine to design a drinks tray for absolut vodka 14 other edit mathews is currently the president of the pretoria institute for architecture pia 15 and also the convenor for the cool capital biennale . 16 in 2012 he received the zero hour credential from the university of pretoria s department of architecture for his contribution to the department . 6 mathews was listed as one of south africa s star architects by house and leisure magazine in 2011 . 17 in 2008 he was included in visi magazine s people with vision list of architects . 18 mathews has been involved in various graphic design projects including company logos cd covers and posters . history edit the firm opened their doors in november 2000 . 19 it first operated from an old post office building and specialised in the residential market . 4 20 later the focus gradually shifted to numerous other types of buildings as well 20 like transport hospitality and unconventional commercial projects . 4 currently their offices are in nieuw muckleneuk pretoria with ten people working on projects that include buildings graphic design and publications . notable projects edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message commercial numerous garages for ntt toyota 2008 current mpumalanga and north west educational afrikaanse ho r meisieskool pretoria hall additions new sports facility 2013 gauteng laerskool pretoria oos after care centre 2009 tennis clubhouse and pre school ablutions 2010 gauteng ho rskool waterkloof hostels student centre 2014 gauteng heritage embassy of the kingdom of the netherlands in pretoria 2014 hospitality brauhaus am damm 2012 north west fusion boutique hotel 2009 limpopo housing residential house fouch 2013 gauteng house millar 2006 mpumalanga 21 house oosthuizen 2011 gauteng 22 house taylor 2011 gauteng 23 impala platinum low cost housing 2012 current north west offices kee enterprises pty ltd 2008 gauteng sars regional head office rustenburg 2006 north west transport baobab toll plaza 2004 limpopo in association with karlien thomashoff n4 diamond hill toll plaza 2006 mpumalanga nellmapius bridge 2011 gauteng 24 awards edit 2005 lia merit award baobab toll plaza note 1 25 2005 mpia merit award house millar note 2 4 2005 pia merit award n4 diamond hill toll plaza in association with k. thomashoff note 3 26 2005 saisc overall winner n4 diamond hill toll plaza in association with k. thomashoff note 4 26 2006 saia merit award baobab tollgate note 5 25 2006 saia merit award n4 diamond hill toll plaza in association with k. thomashoff 26 2006 saia merit award house millar 27 2009 pia commendation kee enterprises pty ltd 4 2009 pia peers award first place kee enterprises pty ltd 4 2011 lia commendation fusion boutique hotel 2011 pia commendation house oosthuizen 4 2011 pia commendation house taylor 4 2013 pia commendation afrikaanse ho r meisieskool pretoria new sports facility 6 2013 pia commendation nellmapius bridge 2013 pia merit award afrikaanse ho r meisieskool pretoria hall 6 2013 pia merit award house fouch other edit 2002 dulux colour awards finalist house nixon 2005 selected for exhibition miami beach biennale in florida usa house millar house mathews and house clacey 2009 city of tshwane brt national competition winner of one of the station types 4 6 2012 selected to be part of the traces of centuries & future steps exhibition at the 2012 venice architecture biennale 6 7 2013 house & leisure may 2013 house of the month house fouch 28 notes edit lia refers to the limpopo institute for architecture mpia refers to the mpumalanga institute of architects pia refers to the pretoria institute for architecture saisc refers to the south african institute of steel construction saia refers to the south african institute of architects references edit a b c d hu yanli ; he jiaxin eds . 2010 . architecture highlights shanglin ed . . hong kong shanglin a & c limited . isbn 978 4 903233 61 1 . a b thorsten deckler ; anne graupner ; henning rasmuss eds . 2006 . contemporary south african architecture in a landscape of transition . cape town double storey books . p. 208 . isbn 1 77013 056 x. mathews & associates architects cc . phaidon atlas . retrieved 25 march 2014 . a b c d e f g h i j mathews & associates architects maaa . retrieved 25 february 2014 . a b c d song jia ed . 2013 . streets and squares . china artpower . p. 412 . isbn 978 988 16428 3 7 . a b c d e f g steenberg renate 2013 . alumnus showcases talent for innovative design pdf . innovate 8 36 38 . retrieved 25 march 2014 . a b globalartaffairs foundation ed . 2012 . traces of centuries & future steps . netherlands globalartaffairs foundation . pp. 118 119 . isbn 978 9 490784 11 9 . josef talotta may 2001 . back to basics . house & garden 98 103 . leading architecture and design . primedia pub . 2003 . another successful art in architecture event . building and decor . designing your dream kitchen . garden and home . scan & interlock bench . southern guild 2012 collection catalogue 75 . 3 august 9 september 2012 . 2013 ppc cement young concrete sculptor awards competition . retrieved 2 april 2014 . absolut design . house & leisure 108 . november 2002 . upping pretoria s cool cred . tonight . cool capital biennale a creative space for pta . mail & guardian 28 oct 2014 by lisa johnston . trends heads up part 2 . house and leisure 54 . october 2011 . people with vision . visi 46 . september october 2008 . house roos pdf . steel construction . 37 1 22 . 2013 . retrieved 25 march 2014 . a b de beer diane 2010 . decade of design from the office of mathews associates architects cc . pretoria visual books . isbn 978 0 620 46689 9 . http www.artefacts.co.za main buildings bldgframes.php bldgid 7695 & archid 2165 http www.artefacts.co.za main buildings bldgframes.php bldgid 11014 & archid 2165 http www.artefacts.co.za main buildings bldgframes.php bldgid 11015 & archid 2165 http www.artefacts.co.za main buildings bldgframes.php bldgid 11400 & archid 2165 a b carla de beer 2009 . baobab toll plaza 2004 . in ora joubert . 10 years 100 buildings architecture in a democratic south africa . cape town bell roberts . p. 26 . isbn 978 0 9814200 4 2 . a b c carla de beer 2009 . diamond hill toll plaza 2004 . in ora joubert . 10 years 100 buildings architecture in a democratic south africa . cape town bell roberts . p. 58 . isbn 978 0 9814200 4 2 . south african institute of architects awards of merit awards for excellence president s awards 2005 2006 2007 2008 . south african institute of architects . 2008 . pp. 132 133 . isbn 978 0 620 42146 1 . roberta coci may 2013 . country modern . house and leisure 56 63 . retrieved 26 march 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mathews % 26 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