André Vercueil, a Knysna Architect, operating in the Garden route, successfully registered as an Accredited Specialist Heritage Practitioner, through the Western Cape Association of Professional Heritage Practitioners, in 2009.
André published a technical reference book “Knysna Architecture” in 2002, and he is currently busy with the final stages of acoffee table book, “Knysna’s Architectural Heritage”.
In 2008, he produced and directed a video commercial for Knysna Municipality, to bring awareness to the public regarding Urban Conservation. This video was part of his commissioning to prepare an Inventory of Listed Buildings for Knysna, as well as Urban Conservation Area Guide-Lines.