Holmes counted the conversion of the Johannesburg City Hall into the Gauteng Legislature (1994), a vast project completed with Mira in record time as one of his proudest achievements. The practice list of projects is lengthy and included the following conservation architecture projects: Blackroofs, Dolobran, the Customs House, the Rissik Street Post Office, The Pines, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Johannesburg City Hall, Johannesburg Library, Casa Bedo, Case Dobe, Prynnsberg Manor, Darjeeling House, Piccadilly Mansions, Oxford Manor, Chancellor House, Ravenscraig, Lauriston Court among others.
The partnership undertook restoration work on heritage homes and major public and commercial buildings. This was changed after Mira left the practice to Fassler Kamstra + Holmes. Shortly after graduating, he joined the practice of Mira Fassler Kamstra to create the firm of Fassler Kamstra & Holmes. Holmes will be best remembered for his work within the realm of conservation architecture where he brought together a range of skills deep knowledge of the making of buildings, a passion for the building heritage of Johannesburg and fastidious attention to detail. He originally thought he would study engineering but pursued a career in architecture instead. He was educated at St Andrew’s School in Grahamstown where he obtained a First Class Matric in 1969. Holmes was born in Oxford, England but came to South Africa with his parents in the 1950s. Marcus Holmes (BArch 1977) principal partner of the architectural practice, Fassler Kamstra + Holmes Architects passed away on 9 November 2022 in Linksfield Hospital after a short illness. Source: Implats In Memoriam 2022 cntd Marcus Holmes (1952-2022) We will miss his diligence and our debates, and we mourn the loss of a deeply respected and trusted colleague.”ĭavey is survived by his wife, Jo, his children Richard and Kat herine (BCom 2002), and their families. Implats chairperson, Thandi Orleyn, said: “Peter embodied an unparalleled combination of technical and financial experience, impeccable ethics, deep compassion, and a personal commitment to driving Implats to excel in the broader aspects of social and environmental performance.
He remained abreast of societal and industry challenges and he was an avid reader and regular participant at industry conferences and forums. He worked at some of the world’s leading investment banking and audit institutions based in Johannesburg and London, where he specialised in mining equity research and sales, for more than 25 years.ĭavey had in-depth knowledge and a broad personal network across both the South African and global mining industry and financial sector and was highly respected by the executives in the global mining companies he researched and the investor base he advised. He completed his Master of Business Administration at Wits and began his second career in the finance industry. He was employed at the company in the 1970s after completing his Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Cardiff University in 1976. He was a respected mining engineer with substantial production experience in South Africa's deep-level platinum and gold mining industries. Independent non-executive director of mining company Implats, Peter William Davey (MBA 1990), passed away on 7 February 2023 after a short illness.
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