Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Robert Philip Shaw |
| Designation: | Architect |
| Born: | |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | Robert Philip Shaw was presumably a native of Edinburgh. He served his articles with John Watson and attended classes at Edinburgh College of Art and heior Watt College. In mid 1911 he was awarded the Scottish national Art Survey Scholarship and spent six months from June to November 1911 making surveys of 'several castellated and domestic works in Scotland'. In 1913 he was awarded a travelling scholarship and for a period of four months made a study tour in England. Apart from some time spent serving with the Forces in World War I he was employed as an assistant in the office of Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid. He was elected ARIBA under the war exemption scheme in mid-1920, his proposers being John Watson, John Wilson and James Fenton Wyness. He was living in Bathgate at the time of his application to the RIBA but had moved to work in the Architectural Office of the Public Works Department in Hong Kong by the time of his election. He retained his membership of the Edinburgh Architectural Association despite his move to Hong Kong. He was still there in 1939-40. No further details are yet known. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | Edinburgh, Scotland(?) | Private | Before 1930(?) | ||
| Hong Kong, China | Business | 1930 or 1931 * | 1939 or 1940(?) | And after this? |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and Training
Employers
| The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Leadbetter, Fairley & Reid | Assistant | |||
| John Watson | December 1907 | Apprentice | ||
| Public Works Department Architectural Office, Hong Kong | 1930 * | |||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBA
RIBA Proposers
| The following individuals proposed this architect for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | |||
| Name | Date proposed | Notes | |
| John Watson | July 1920 | For Associateship |
| John Wilson | July 1920 | For Associateship |
| [James] Fenton ('Tony') Wyness | July 1920 | For Associateship |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this architect: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1930 | The RIBA Kalendar 1930-1931 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
| RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this architect: | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | A 1920 no 3036 (microfilm reel 24) | |