Basic Biographical Details

Name: John Hepburn
Designation:  
Born: 8 May 1929
Died: 20 April 2015
Bio Notes: John Hepburn was born on 5 August 1929. He studied at the School of Architecture, Glasgow College of Art. He was elected ARIBA in 1958 and ARIAS the following year. He was in practice on his own in 1970 and remained opractising as John Hepburn & Associates until the mid-1980s when he absorbed the practice Ross Lindsay & Partners the name becoming John Hepburn Associates. By 1979 he had been awarded the MBE. In 1989 the practice expanded having a variety of projects in hand including 4 new build housing sites, and a number of rehabilitation and associated street improvement jobs in hand.

Hepburn is no longer listed in the RIBA directory of 1994 and may therefore have retired by then.

He died on 20 April 2015.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 428, Meldrum Gardens, Maxwell Park, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate(?)Before 1958After 1960 
Item 2 of 436, Ormonde Drive, Glasgow, ScotlandPrivate1965 *  
Item 3 of 4328, West George Street, Glasgow, ScotlandBusiness1970 *  
Item 4 of 44, Claremont Place, Glasgow, ScotlandBusinessBefore 1975After 1984 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1John Hepburn and Associates  Senior Partner 

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 61967Newlands Squash Club, squash courtsNewlands GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 61968Factory for McAlpine & Co LtdJohnstone RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 3 of 61968Flats, Sydenham Road  GlasgowScotland 
Item 4 of 61977North Kelvin (Firhill) Treatment Area  Glasgow  
Item 5 of 61980sGarthamlock Housing SchemeGarthamlock GlasgowScotlandPlans for revitalisation by cutting off some blocks to form 2-storey blocks, remodelling roads, and constructing some new community buildings
Item 6 of 61989Girdle Toll Parish ChurchIrvine AyrshireScotland 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 7RIBA1960The RIBA Kalendar 1959-19601959-1960  
Item 2 of 7RIBA1965The RIBA Kalendar   
Item 3 of 7RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 4 of 7RIBA1979Directory of members   
Item 5 of 7RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981   
Item 6 of 7RIBA1984RIBA Directory of members   
Item 7 of 7RIBA1987RIBA Directory of Members 1987   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow Herald21 June 1989   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIAS, Rutland SquareRecords of membership