LE CORBUSIER

Le Corbusier, the nom de plume of Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, assumed several personas as a painter, sculptor, architect, urban designer and publicist, especially a self-publicist. He was truly a twentieth century Renaissance man and the leading pioneer of modern architecture from the Old World. He was also an internationalist, born in Switzerland in 1887 and living most of his life in France, where he produced most of his work, as well as a number of works elsewhere in the world. He had a connection to South Africa where he had a profound influence on Rex Martienssen and his colleagues in the Department of Architecture at the University of the Witwatersrand. He was a controversial character who gave poetic expression to the Industrial Age through a wide range of building types and an evolution of personal architectural styles resulting in a remarkable oeuvre. Forty five years after his death in 1965 he still has a considerable influence on contemporary architecture.

BRIAN ALTSHULER

Brian Altshuler is an architect, sculptor, painter, writer, researcher and lecturer. He has done extensive research on architecture, sculpture and painting and is presently working on his doctoral thesis on the life and work of the German-South African architect Wilhelm Pabst. He has also done in-depth studies on noteworthy individuals in, and various aspects of, other fields of endeavour. He runs his own design studio in Johannesburg, where he is currently concentrating on architecture, landscape and furniture design and freelance lecturing and tour guiding.

ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP

Our mission at the RCHCC, is to provide recreational, cultural, educational and social programmes to perpetuate, strengthen and serve the greater Johannesburg Community. Thanks to you and the many others who have supported our functions and events, this mission has been achieved beyond our most optimistic expectations, and the Centre provides an oasis of culture and entertainment for the community.

The RCHCC is a Section 21, NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANISATION, run by only two paid workers, and costs are strictly controlled. However, as you will appreciate, the events and facilities provided do cost money, and the expansion of our programmes and the higher calibre thereof, have exacerbated the normal cost increases with which we all have to contend.

Membership fees are one of the ways in which we generate income to assist in meeting these expenses, and in helping us to expand our “family” of supporters. Our thanks to all those who have supported us and taken out membership in the past, and are now happy members of our growing family. May we encourage and appeal to all of you to join as members. Membership brings the additional benefit of a 30% reduction in the cost of all lectures and films. Also, for special events or films, members will get the benefit of priority bookings.

Our annual membership fee is R250.00, all of which, as we have said, goes towards helping us maintain and develop the centre and the high standard of events we are therefore able to present to you. Also we are not increasing our entrance fee of R50.00 for most films. This fee has remained the same for the past six years, in spite of rising costs.

Please remember this is your Centre. It is here to serve you. Please help us to continue making the dream a reality and lend us your ongoing support by becoming a member and having your name associated with us.

Attached please find a membership form. Membership for the year costs R250.00 per person and allows a reduction of 30% at each event.

Warmest wishes to you and yours for 2010

Ernest Leibowitz, Lolly Lotzoff, Hazel Cohen, René Sidley.

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Professor Phillip Tobias and George Bizos at the opening of the Phillip Tobias exhibition held in 2008

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