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GUSTAV ROBERTS
Founder and Director, SALT Architects Cape Town Gustav Roberts, Director of SALT Architects, is known for creating spaces that not only respond to needs but also provoke thoughtful questions. With 16 years of experience, his career began in Windhoek, where he worked alongside Jaco Wasserfall and Paul Munting on award-winning projects. Founding SALT Architects in 2015, he follows a design philosophy of blending innovation with a deep respect for context, and has earned numerous accolades, including the 2024 Commonwealth Association of Architects Social Impact Award for Calling Academy Stellenbosch and the 2023 CIFA Award for Architecture for the Athlone Wastewater Treatment Plant Control and Blower House complex. In 2024, SALT was honoured with the inaugural Coverland Roof Tile Award for Excellence at the South African Institute of Architects Awards. This win led Gustav to the World Architecture Festival in Singapore, where he was inspired and left questioning how we can better balance successful urbanism with South Africa’s persistent safety and security challenges. 68
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