Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Steel | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 21 May 1914 | Died: | 12 February 1984 | Bio Notes: | John Steel was born on 21 May 1914. In 1930 he enrolled on the Certificate course in architecture at Glasgow School of Art and studied there and at the Royal Technical College, probably full-time, until 1934 at which date he was exempted from the intermediate examination. He completed the course as a partl-time student between 1934 and 1935. Therafter he would appear to have been an assistant in the office of James Taylor for fifteen months. Steel had a post with J M Monro & Son, probably in the late 1930s. In 1939 he passed the final examination and was admitted ARIBA on 16 April 1940 proposed by William James Smith, Thomas Harold Hughes and James Taylor. By that time he was an employee of Glasgow Transport Department.
Steel moved to Northern Ireland and rose to become Chief Architect & Plannning Officer, the Ministry of Health, Northern Ireland and from there he emigrated to become Commissioner of Works for Regina and then in a similar post in Calgary. He was elected FRIBA in 1963, his proposers being John Cyril Clayton, James Anthony Paddock and G J Greenhaugh. In October of that year took up the post of Chief Commissioner in Calgary.
By the late 1970s, perhaps after retirement, he moved to Ontario. He died on 12 Feburary 1984. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | 1, Fitzallan Road, Renfrew, Renfrewshire, Scotland | Private(?) | Before 1940 * | After 1943 | |  | 7823, Chardie Road, Calgary, Canada | Private | 1963 * | | |  | c/o Elley/5, Avon Road, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada | Private | Late 1970s | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources. Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | John Stone Craig | 1925 | | Apprentice | |  | Clark Fyfe | 1929 | | Apprentice | |  | Clark Fyfe | 1929 | 1935 | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
Buildings and Designs
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this architect: | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes |  | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Duncan McCulloch: F no 5350 (Combined Box 73) |
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