Perit André Zammit's bequest to the National Archives of Malta

Abstract

Eric André Zammit (1930–2020) distinguished himself as an architect and as a senior lecturer at the University of Malta. He was born in Gozo in 1930 and experienced the war years there. Upon completing his secondary education at the Seminary in Gozo, he continued his studies at St Aloysius College in Birkirkara. After his matriculation examinations, he was admitted to the Royal University of Malta to pursue studies in Architecture and Civil Engineering. He graduated in 1952, the youngest of his class, and proceeded to post-graduate studies in highway engineering and road design in London and Milan. Upon his return, he was employed by the Public Works (1952–1965), specifically in the Roads Department, where he was involved in major infrastructural projects including Malta's first traffic fly-over at Blata l-Bajda, undertaken during the late 1950s. In the mid-1960s he established his own private architectural practice. During the 1970s and 80s, Zammit lectured in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Malta. [excerpt]