Basic Biographical Details Name: | George Bowie | Designation: | | Born: | 28 June 1927 | Died: | 17 January 2010 | Bio Notes: | George Bowie was was born on 28 June 1927, the son of Alexander Bowie, engineer, and his wife, Margaret Louise Robertson. He was elected ARIBA in 1953. He was the Chief Architect for Crudens Ltd in the 1960s and 1970s. He is no longer listed in the 1979 directory.
He died on 17 January 2010 at the Royal Infirmary Edinburgh. His wife Jean Murray had predeceased him. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 19, Sycamore Avenue, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1951(?) | After 1955 | | | 32, Townsend Place, Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland | Private | Before 1959 | After 1960 | | | Hillside , Monktonhall, Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | Private(?) | Before 1966 | After 1970 | | | 5/The Old Granary, Harbour Terrace, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | 1980s(?) | 2010 | |
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 | | | 2 tower blocks, Whitfield Housing Scheme | | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief Architect to Crudens | | | 977 dwellings, Whitfield Housing Scheme (Industrialised Phase II) | | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief Architect to Crudens | | | Six tower blocks, Ardler Housing Scheme | | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief Architect for Crudens
| | 1960 | Five tower blocks, Gowrie Court, Hillside Court, Glamis Court, Ninewells Court and Balgay Court | Ninewells | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief architect with Crudens | | 1960 | Two tower blocks, Burnside Court and Ancrum Court, Whorterbank CDA (first development) | | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief Architect with Crudens | | 1962 | Pitalpin Court and Lansdowne Court tower blocks | Lochee | | Dundee | Scotland | As chief architect with Crudens | | 1963 | Cranhill Housing Scheme Extension | Cranhill | | Glasgow | Scotland | As in-house architect for Crudens | | 1963 | Sighthill Housing | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | 1,470 dwellings, Whitfield Housing Scheme (Industrialised Phase I) | | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief Architect to Crudens | | 1967 | 168 flats, Whitfield Housing Scheme | | | Dundee | Scotland | As Chief Architect to Crudens | | 1967 | Tower blocks, Broomloan Road | | | Glasgow | Scotland | As in-house architect for Crudens | | 1970 | Laurieston-Gorbals Core Development Area | | | Glasgow | Scotland | As Chief Architect to Crudens |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p23 Ardler Estate p55 Sighthill, Glasgow | | Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p208, p368 Broomloan Road p230 Cranhill Extension: Photograph of model and George Bowie p230; p231 Sighthill, Glasgow: Photograph p241 Ardler p242, p243 Whitfield p381, Gazetteer 2 | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1960 | The RIBA Kalendar 1959-1960 | 1959-1960 | | | | RIBA | 1966 | Kalendar 1966-67 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Interbuild | April 1963 | | | p11 Sighthill, Glasgow | | Official Architecture and Planning | February 1963 | | | p116-7 Cranhill Extension | | Surveyor | 23 March 1963 | | | p337-8 Sighthill, Glasgow |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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