Curriculum Vitae

Johann Staats
Professional Architect (Pr.Arch. 5633 MIA)

PERSONAL INFORMATION
NAME Johannes Pieter Staats

HOME ADDRESS Chiltan

4 Forbes Avenue
St Georges Park
Port Elizabeth
6001
Eastern Cape
South Africa

POSTAL ADDRESS PO Box 1557

Port Elizabeth
6000
South Africa

TELEPHONE +27 (41) 586 3104 (H)

+27 (41) 585 4555 (W)
+27 (82) 231 0685 (Cell)

E-MAIL ADDRESS johann@studiodarc.com

IDENTITY NUMBER 690427 5055 082

NATIONALITY South African

DRIVERS LICENCE South African Code EB

DATE OF BIRTH 27 April 1969

PLACE OF BIRTH East London, RSA

GENDER Male

MARITAL STATUS Divorced with a son (Gunther)

LANGUAGE English and Afrikaans Bilingual in both written and spoken form

CLUBS Virgin Active Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth St Georges Gentleman’s Club

PROFESSIONAL BODIES Member of the South African Institute of Architects: (SAIA 6407)
Member of South African Council for the Architectural Profession:
(SACAP 5633)
Member of the Sectional Title Practitioners: (PLS 5633-D)

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Johann Staats
Professional Architect (Pr.Arch. 5633 MIA)

ACADEMIC HISTORY
PRIMARY EDUCATION Kuswag Primary School East London

SECONDARY EDUCATION Port Rex Technical High School, East London: 1983-1987

OTHER MB.ChB 1 University of Stellenbosch 1988

TERTIARY EDUCATION Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (Previously University of

Port Elizabeth)
Bachelor of Building Arts (1992)
Bachelor of Architecture (1994)

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS South African Lumber Millers' Association Award: 1991

Jones McWilliams Gross Prize for a project on Conservation Study
conducted in Hertzog, Cape Province.
Final Year Design Thesis with distinction 1994
Final Year Urban Design with distinction 1994

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

STUDIO 1 (PROF JD THERON)

PORT ELIZABETH

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT December 1990

POSITION HELD Drafting Technician

SIEGFRID SCHMIDT, HICKS &

VAN DER WALT ARCHITECTSPORT ELIZABETH

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT December 1992

POSITION HELD Architect in Training

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY (continued)

PROVINCIAL HERITAGE RESOURCES AUTHORITY

of the EASTERN CAPE

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT 2003-2006

POSITION HELD PHRA Councillor and Permit Committee Vice-Chairman
RESPONSIBILITIES Involved in Policy origination regarding Provincial Heritage in the
built environment and responsible for the issuing of Permits for the
Demolition of Listed Buildings and Building older than 60 years.

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PORT ELIZABETH

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT 1994-Present

POSITION HELD Director
RESPONSIBILITIES All facets of the Architectural Practice

EASTERN CAPE INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (ECIA)

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT 2000-Present

POSITION HELD Immediate Past President
RESPONSIBILITIES Promotions and Communications Chairman

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS (SAIA)

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT 2005-Present

POSITION HELD Committee Member
RESPONSIBILITIES Promotions and Communications Committee

NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (NMMU)

PERIOD OF INVOLVEMENT 2005-Present

POSITION HELD External Examiner
RESPONSIBILITIES Final Year Design Thesis Adjudication and Moderation

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PROFILE OF BUILDING TYPES

Residential Single, Apartments, Estates, Retirement Villages, Resorts;

Educational Schools, Colleges, Universities, Structure plans & detail design of

Total Campus;

Medical Eye Clinic, Private & Public Hospitals, Psychiatric component of

Leisure Resort;

Tourism Hotels, Casino Bid;

Commercial Shopping Centres, Malls;

Industrial Complete Oil base in Angola, Coega related Factory & Warehouses;

Master/Structure Planning 2 Technikons, Technical Colleges, 1 University;

Leisure Planning Coastal Resort, Durban & South Cape;

Estate Planning Golf, Equestrian & Resort Estates, Secure Domestic Estates;

Security Buildings Police Stations, City & Regional complexes

Mixed Use Complexes Brookes Hill

Green Architecture Practice is busy with extensive research in this field.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Studio D'Arc Architects Western Cape (Pty) Ltd,
Cape Town, RSA

Michael Welman, Milwaukee, Minneapolis,

Tucson, USA

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