Basic Biographical Details Name: | Ivor Gardiner Menzies Gordon Dorward | Designation: | | Born: | 8 October 1927 | Died: | 5 June 1983 | Bio Notes: | Ivor Gardiner Menzies Gordon Dorward was born on 8 October 1927, the son of Gordon Dorward, engineer and his wife Jean Skinner. He studied architecture at Edinburgh College of Art and was elected ARIBA in 1953, his proposers being Ninian Johnston, Jack Coia and Alexander Buchanan Campbell. From 1953 to 1955 he worked in the office of Thomas Harley Haddow as an architectural and engineering assistant. He moved to the practice of Keppie Henderson & Gleave where he started as an assistant but was soon promoted to senior assistant.
When Gleave left the practice to set up business on his own account in 1958, Dorward moved with him intially as principal assistant. He was invited to become a partner in 1960, with Alan Short Matheson joining in 1963. The name then changed to Dorward Matheson Gleave & Partners. Dorward was elected ARIAS in 1962.
Gleave died in 1965. By the time of his election as FRIBA in 1969, Dorward was senior partner of the practice, the name by then having become J L Gleave & Partners.
Doward served on the Council of the RIAS and was Convener of the Public Relations Committee. He died in Glasgow on 5 June 1983 aged 55, surived by his wife Priscilla Tindal.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Burnbrae Cottage, Lanark Road, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland | Private | c. 1954 | | | | 50, Sherbrooke Avenue, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | c. 1960 | After 1970 | | | 10, Lynedoch Crescent, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | 1969 * | After 1979 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 31 May 1957 | Paisley Technical School | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | one of the commended designs - scheme 18 - from 1957 competition per Builder p998 | | 1960s | Central Hospital, Raigmore (Central General Hospital) | Raigmore, Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | Phases 1 & 2 completed by 1975. | | 1961 | Blackfriars Primary School | Gorbals | | Glasgow | Scotland | Unclear if in partnership at this stage | | 1961 | St Francis RC School | Gorbals | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1962 | Belford Hospital | Fort William | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | | | 1964 | Prestwick International Airport | | | Ayrshire | Scotland | Further buildings | | 1964 | Queen Mother's Hospital | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | After 1964 | Tryst Sports Complex and Swimming Pool | Cumbernauld | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1966 | Four tower blocks, Pollokshaws CDA Unit 1 | Pollokshaws | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1966 | Vale of Leven Hospital, Maternity Unit | Alexandria | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | Project architect | | 1969 | University of Glasgow, Mathematics Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1969 | University of Glasgow, Senate Room | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Chimneypiece - project architect. | | 1970s | Easterhouse Township Centre | Easterhouse | | Glasgow | Scotland | In conjunction with the City Architects Department? | | Before 1970 | Airport fire station | | | | Scotland | | | 1972 | Marine Biological Station, Keppel Pier | Millport | Great Cumbrae | Bute | Scotland | Halls of residence | | 1972 | University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building for basic science | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Project architect | | Before 1975 | Local Authority administration buildings | Cumbernauld | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | School for War Office | | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Two special schools for Glasgow Corporation | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | c. 1975 | Local Authority administration buildings | Inverness | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | | | c. 1975 | Vale of Leven Hospital, Geriatric Unit (180 beds) | | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1977 | University of Glasgow, Anatomy Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension to rear | | 1979 | Western Isles Council Offices (Comhairle Nan Eilean) | Stornoway | Lewis | | Scotland | Perhaps not involved | | 1980 | University of Glasgow, Geology Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | | Pollokshaws CDA Unit 1 Area A | Pollokshaws | | Glasgow | Scotland | Unclear if Dorward and Matheson were partners of Gleave before 1964 | | | Pollokshaws CDA Unit 1 Area B | Pollokshaws | | Glasgow | Scotland | Unclear whether Dorward and Matheson were partners of Gleave before 1964 | | c. 1965 | Pollokshaws CDA Unit 1 | Pollokshaws | | Glasgow | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p48 University of Glasgow, Boyd Orr Building | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | Scotlands People Website | | www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk - Statutory Registers - Deaths | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 31 May 1957 | | | p998 | | RIBA Journal | July 1984 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | p101 Death notice |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | F no6832 (Combined Box 162) |
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