Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert Alexander Cameron Macfarlane (or McFarlane) | Designation: | | Born: | 8 April 1908 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Robert Alexander Cameron Macfarlane (or McFarlane) was born at 5 The Square, Aberfeldy, on 8 April 1908, the son of Robert Macfarlane, slater, and his wife, Anne Cameron McKinnon who had married in Stirling in 1906. He was an articled apprentice to John (or James?) Kerr in Lanark for three years from 1925, studying at Glasgow School of Art. He then worked for five-and-a-half years for the County Architects Office in Lanarkshire under John Stewart, followed by a year in the equivalent office in Perthshire under A Watt Alison. In or around 1935 he left Scotland to work for the Denbighshire County Architect in Wales. He passed the qualifying exam in 1940 and was admitted ARIBA on 12 November that year, his sole proposer being J Stuart Reilly of London, whom he may have met while studying at the School of Planning and Research, Gordon Square. By that time he had been promoted to Chief Assistant in the Denbighshire office.
Macfarlane was elected FRIBA on 3 October 1961, proposed by Herbert Carr, F C Roberts and H Anthony Clark. His nomination papers state that he had been responsible for 24 Denbighshire schools, four fire stations, three homes for the elderly, a children's home, 12 Fasal Group houses, five health clinics, three police stations, and two magistrates' courts, among others. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | County Architect's office, Grove Park, Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales | Business | 1970 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Herbert Carr | 3 October 1961 | for Fellowship | | H Anthony Clark | 3 October 1961 | for Fellowship | | J Stuart Reilly | 12 November 1940 | for Associateship | | F C Roberts | 3 October 1961 | for Fellowship |
ReferencesArchive 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 no7724 (stored under F5526); F no 5526 (combined box 85) |
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