The Architectural Guide South Africa is a celebration of the works of professional architects in three South African metropolitan centres, namely Cape Town, Durban and the Johannesburg / Pretoria Axis.

The content of this guide ranges from the early years of European settlement, where architects were trained by the military schools of engineering, through the period of apprenticeship either to a recognised practicing architect or in public works, to the twentieth century and beyond, where architects were regulated as professionals by legislation, as was their education. The projects selected are all secular, being either in the public domain or eye, and therefore readily accessible.

This Architectural Guide South Africa is structured along main themes, each historically located.

The Architectural Guide South Africa is a celebration of the works of professional architects in three South African metropolitan centres, namely Cape Town, Durban and the Johannesburg / Pretoria Axis.

The content of this guide ranges from the early years of European settlement, where architects were trained by the military schools of engineering, through the period of apprenticeship either to a recognised practicing architect or in public works, to the twentieth century and beyond, where architects were regulated as professionals by legislation, as was their education. The projects selected are all secular, being either in the public domain or eye, and therefore readily accessible.

This Architectural Guide South Africa is structured along main themes, each historically located. Each episode or project type featured is highlighted by a representative from each metropolitan centre, each being discussed in broader detail alongside similar contemporaneous local examples. In total the Architectural Guide South Africa features over a hundred-and-fifty projects with all salient information as to their dates of construction, designers and locality (by way of QR codes).