People

Stuart Glen

BL (Pret) PrLArch
Founding Principal Landscape Architect
Director

Stuart has spent his career making places for people, be they university students, hospital patients, members of the public or homeowners. Some key projects include the Northern Cape Legislature, campus upgrades at the University of Johannesburg, the Gordon Institute of Business Science campus, a lecture hall complex for the University of Pretoria, hospitals in Vryburg, Ndantsane and Kimberley, public parks in Soweto and Lenasia and the home of Kaizer Chiefs FC.

Stuart has worked to raise the profile of the profession of landscape architecture through his involvement with the Institute for Landscape Architecture in South Africa (ILASA), of which body he is past President. During his tenure as president he championed ILASA’s bid to host the 2012 International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) World Congress and undertook a roadshow to most of the regional offices of the Department of Public Works to tell employees about the profession of landscape architecture.

Stuart has appeared on “Top Billing” on the subject of green roofs and has acted as external examiner for the landscape architecture masters students at the University of Cape Town.

He is based in Durban, KZN.

Andrew Kerrin

ML (Prof) (Pret) PrLArch
Principal Landscape Architect
Director

Having practiced landscape architecture for over 15 years, Andrew has focused most of his career on resolving complex large-scale landscape interventions on a detailed level. While his passion lies in urban regeneration and heritage landscapes, he believes the creation of beautiful, livable spaces to be the most important role of a landscape architect. He focuses on the use of simple materials, often in their rawest form, and crafts each individual project according to the unique character of the site and the end user. He remains involved at the University of Pretoria where has given workshops and acted as external examiner for many of the programs, including the ML(Prof) year.

Andrew manages the Johannesburg office.

Ruth Manda

ML (Prof) (Pret) PrLArch
Landscape Architect

Ruth graduated with a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture and assists with design, documentation and supervision. She has a keen interest in research and currently assists at the Graduate School of Architecture (GSA) at the University of Johannesburg (UJ). She is also the chairperson for the Gauteng Region of ILASA.

Conrad Venter

ML (Prof) (Pret) CPrLArch / MArch (Prof) (Pret) CPrArch
Candidate Landscape Architect / Candidate Architect

Conrad graduated with a Masters degree in Landscape Architecture and Architecture. He assists with design, documentation and supervision and has a passion for detailed design development and conceptual exploration.

Charlotte Swart

ML (Prof) (Pret) CPrLArch
Candidate Landscape Architect

Charlotte recently completed her Masters degree in Landscape Architecture with a dissertation that focused on the ancient tradition of Japanese Zen, translating its practices into contemporary principles for creating simplicity in spatial experience. She assists with design, documentation and supervision.