Stefan antoni biography
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Architect profile: Stefan Antoni
Stefan Antoni knows Cape Town. He was born there, he studied there and he now runs world-renowned architecture practice SAOTA Architects there. Antoni designed a house in his hometown which features in Urbis issue 83, so we asked him a few questions about architecture in South Africa and his career to date.
Urbis: Where do you live and what is your home like?
Stefan Antoni: I live in Higgovale, Cape Town, in a revamped mid-century modernist home designed by well-known Cape Town architect Gilbert Colyn in the 1960s.
We are currently building a new home in Nettleton Road (which is famous for its view across the Atlantic ocean) in Clifton, Cape Town.
U:What drew you to architecture?
SA: My interest in architect began when, as a very young boy, I went on a trip to Poland.
Stefan Antoni knows Cape Town.
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