John Weir Rushmere (born 1 April 1939) is a South African architect and former rugby player and cricketer.
Rushmere was born in Port Elizabeth but attended the University of Cape Town, where he studied architecture.
[2] He moved to Port Elizabeth in 1967 and played a few seasons of rugby for Eastern Province before retiring in 1970.
His works include the Duckpond pavilion at St George's Park Cricket Ground in Port Elizabeth, and Cullen Bowles House at Rhodes University in Grahamstown.
[5] He served as head of Nelson Mandela University's School of Architecture, and was awarded the South African Institute of Architects gold medal in 2001.