Basic Biographical Details Name: | Alexander Archibald Macfarlane | Designation: | | Born: | 9 April 1909 | Died: | 7 April 1957 | Bio Notes: | Alexander Archibald Macfarlane was born in Tarbert, Argyll on 7 April 1909, the son of Alexander Macfarlane, hotel keeper and his wife Margaret Brown. He studied at evening classes at Glasgow School of Art and the Royal Technical College. During this period he was articled to Thomas Johnston Beveridge and worked on housing offices, churches and cinemas. He completed his articles in June 1933 and took as post with the SCWS as assistant, designing and supervising the erection of shops, garages, factories and stores.
Macfarlane was admitted LRIBA in 1948, his proposers being Thomas Johnston Beveridge, and the President and Secretary of the Glasgow Institute of Architects. At that time his address was 51 Wykeham Road, Glasgow. He was married to Agnes White Thomson. He died prematurely of a coronary thrombosis on 7 April 1957. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 51, Wykeham Road, Glasgow, Scotland | Private(?) | 1940s * | 1957 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Thomas Johnston Beveridge | 9 March 1948 | For Licentiateship |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | |
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