Synopsis
Architect
First name
Magdalena
Middle name
Gertruide
Last name
Sauer
Date of birth
06-May-1890
Location of birth
Kenilworth, Cape Town,South Africa
Date of death
10-October-1983
Gender
Female
Magdalena, daughter of W. Sauer, Cabinet Minister, was the first woman to practice as a qualified architect in South Africa. She mainly practiced in South Africa, and was also interested in restoring and preserving old buildings.
Magdalena, together with a colleague, was responsible for restoring a section of the Malay Quarter in the Cape. She also transformed the Old Supreme Court in Adderley Street into the South African Cultural History Museum in the early 1960s.