Snape Lecture Theatre Building
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Building Name
Snape Lecture Theatre Building
Alternative Title
Civil Engineering Building
Description
Named after Alfred Ernest Snape who in 1910, at the age of 29, was appointed to the Cape Town Corporation Chair of Civil Engineering. He trained at Manchester University, his university training being unusual for the time, when most engineers were practically trained. He felt that engineering was about taking intellectual conceptions and translating them into practical reality. This understanding was imparted to the department as a whole, resulting in the first two years of undergraduate training being science based with the final year requiring both design and a practically based theses. Snape was president of the Cape Society of Engineers and was one of the founders of the Town Planning Association. He served as the Corporation Professor until his death in 1946. His teaching and technical ability laid the foundation for, and established, future professional engineering training in South
Africa. Source: Origins of Names of Buildings at the University of Cape Town, Mr M. Musemwa (Department of History UCT, 1993). Artefacts.co.za.
Phillips, H. 1993. The University of Cape Town 1918-1948: The formative years. Cape Town: UCT Press.
Africa. Source: Origins of Names of Buildings at the University of Cape Town, Mr M. Musemwa (Department of History UCT, 1993). Artefacts.co.za.
Phillips, H. 1993. The University of Cape Town 1918-1948: The formative years. Cape Town: UCT Press.
Address
25 Engineering Mall,Upper Campus, Rondebosch
Campus
Upper
Latitude
-33.958631
Longitude
18.459384
Building Number
102
Building Code
1020
status
Owned
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