Navigating the National Heritage Resources Act

Navigating the National Heritage Resources Act

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

Yasmin Mayat & Brendan Hart

Yasmin Mayat and Brendan Hart are architects and heritage practitioners. They founded Mayat Hart Architects in 2012.  Mayat Hart Architects' work combines architecture, research, conservation, and advocacy with considered projects that aim to respond to the rich and complex architectural and social history of the country.  The practice's portfolio of projects and research has been widely published and has won numerous awards.  Award-winning projects include the restoration of the iconic 1937 modernist building Aiton Court (winner of the 2021 Docomomo International Rehabilitation Award and a Herbert Prins Colosseum Award), the Delville Wood Memorial in Longueval, France (winner of a South African Institute of Architects Award of Excellence) and the Restoration of the Workers Museum Cottages (Winner of a Gauteng Institute for Architecture Award and a Herbert Prins Colosseum Award).