The SAIA KZN Practice Breakfast with Tiaan Meyer, Founding Partner and Principal – Meyer & Associates Architects Urban Designers
Practice Breakfast
November 13, 2026
Start: 07:30:00
End: 09:00:00
Staying the way – the ups and downs of more than 20 years in a multi-disciplinary Cape Town practice
Running an architecture and urban design practice over such a long time requires grit and determination, a talented team, and a lot of luck. Tiaan will share his insights and some of their most interesting work.
Speaker Bio
After graduating from UFS as an architect under Prof Paul Kotze and Bannie Britz, and then thereafter as urban designer under Prof Roelof Uytenbogaardt at UCT in the mid nineties, Tiaan Meyer started Meyer & Associates in 2002. Today he is the Sole Director and Principal Architect and Urban Designer in the practice, assisted by two Senior Associates and 11 staff.He has been the designer, principal agent and lead architect on several large scale architectural and high profile urban design projects.
The practice has done extensive work in the public and private sectors. The practice prides itself in its hands-on approach to the design and delivery of projects, from inception to handover. It maintains a high design standard, which has been recognised and awarded nationally and internationally by several institutions, including a number of SAIA National and CIfA Merit Awards. Tiaan has also served as Chairperson of UDISA for a three year period from 2013-2015 and also acted as external examiner at a number of Architecture Schools across the country.
SAIA KZN extends a special thank you to Safal Steel for sponsoring this practice breakfast.
Members: Free
Non-Members Cost: Attendance is Free, R150 admin fee payable on request of CPD certificate
CPD Value: CAT 1- 0,2 credits
