Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Adam McMorland | Designation: | | Born: | 20 December 1912 | Died: | 2003 | Bio Notes: | John Adam McMorland was born on 20 December 1912, the son of Charles McMorland, chartered accountant and his wife Louisa Dawson. He studied at Edinburgh College of Art from 1930-33 and passed the Intermediate examination in June 1933. From September 1933 to August 1935 he gained office experience probably in Edinburgh in an as yet unidentified office. He returned to the College for the period October 1935 to June 1937, sitting the qualifying exam in the latter month and was elected ARIBA in October 1938, proposed by James Macgregor, William H Hamly and D Walker Locke. At this time he had a post with the LMS Railway company in London and was living at 23 Ellington Court, High Street, London, N14.
It is not yet known where he spent most of his working life.
He would appear to have retired in 1973 when he was a retired ARIAS. He resigned from the RIBA in 1981 at which time he was living in North Berwick. He died on 20 March 2003 at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh, survived by his wife, Margo Ritchie Orr. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 23, Ellington Court, High Street, London, England | Business | 1939 | | | | 11, May Terrace, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | 1970s(?) | | | | 3, Station Court, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | 1980s(?) | | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | William H Hamly | 24 October 1938 | For Associateship | | D Walker Locke | 24 October 1938 | For Associateship | | James Macgregor | 24 October 1938 | For Associateship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Chartered Architect | 2003 | v15, no3 | | Summer issue - death note |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | A no6841 (Combined Box 162) | |
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