Basic Biographical Details
| Name: | Alfred ('Alf') William Cooper |
| Designation: | |
| Born: | 4 April 1928 |
| Died: | |
| Bio Notes: | Alfred ('Alf') William Cooper was born in Perth on 4 April 1928, the son of Alfred Cooper, works chemist, and his wife Isobel Macdonald Ross. He graduated from Aberdeen with a diploma in architecture and was elected ARIBA in 1959. In 1965 he was working with Bamber Gray. In 1970 he was West Lothian County Architect and by 1981 he was a partner with David Harvey Scott & Partners (later called Harvey Scott & Partners) in Glasgow. When it opened in 1989, he was in charge of the Glasgow office of Bamber Gray. In the RIBA directory of 1994 he is recorded as having his own practice Cooper Design Associates which operated from his home address in Glasgow. |
Private and Business Addresses
| The following private or business addresses are associated with this : | |||||
| Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | |
 | 21, Woodlands Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland | Private(?) | 1984 | ||
| 2, Clairmont Gardens, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1994 * | ||
* 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): | |||||
| Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | |
| Bamber Gray & Partners | 1965 | Architect | ||
| West Lothian County Council Architects' Department | 1970 | Chief Architect | ||
| David Harvey Alex Scott & Associates | 1979 * | Architect | ||
| Harvey Scott & Partners | 1981 | 1984 | Partner | |
| Bamber Gray Partnership | 1989 | Partner(?) | In charge of Glasgow office | |
| Cooper Design Associates | 1990s | Partner | ||
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Buildings and Designs
| This 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 | |
| c. 1980 | Factory for Ferranti | Ellon | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | Alterations | |
| c. 1980 | Ferranti Ltd offices and laboratories | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations | ||
| c. 1980 | Nazareth House | Aberdeen | Scotland | Alterations | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this : | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIBA | 1965 | The RIBA Kalendar | |||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | |||
| RIBA | 1984 | RIBA Directory of members | |||
| RIBA | 1994 | A Directory of RIBA Members | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this : | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| RIAS Newsletter | November 1989 | v1, no6 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this : | ||||
| Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | |
| National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | ||