Basic Biographical Details Name: | Eric Macauley Ednie Gourley | Designation: | | Born: | 9 March 1905 | Died: | 1983 | Bio Notes: | Eric Macaulay Ednie Gourley was born in Glasgow on 9 Marhc 1905, the son of Archibald Gourley, coal merchant and his wife Elizabeth APterson Ednie. From 1925 He studied for his diploma in architecture at the Royal Technical College, Glasgow. In 1931 he joined the practice of Wylie Shanks & Wylie where he remained for five years. He emigrated to South Africa in the mid-1930s and took a post in the Architectural section of the City Engineer's Department in Johannesberg. He was still in this post when he applied for membership of the RIBA. He was elected ARIBA on 10 July 1939, proposed by Robert Howden, A Stanley Furnes and Gordon Leith.
Gourley died in 1983. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 4, Houghton Drive, Johannesburg, South Africa | Private | 1939 | | | | City Hall, Johannesburg, South Africa | Business | Mid 1930s | | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | www.artefacts.co.za | | www.artefacts.co.za | | Website of artefacts, for the recording of South African buildings | Accessed November 2010. |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no7248 (Combined Box 181) |
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