Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Robertson Stewart | Designation: | | Born: | 26 February 1925 | Died: | 20 June 1992 | Bio Notes: | John Robertson Stewart was born on 26 February 1925, the son of Jiohn Robertson Stewart, clockmaker, and his wife Margaret Dandie Bannerman. From September 1942 to June 1943 he studied part-time on the diploma course at Dundee School of Art while at the same time serving his articles in the practice of Gillespie & Scott in St Andrews. After a break between 1943 and September 1947 which he spent travelling on the Continent, he returned to continue full-time. In June 1951 he sat the final exams and was awarded his diploma. He was elected ARIBA in December 1951, his proposers being John Needham, A H Williams and Donald Ross. In August of that year he took a post as assistant with Walker & Pride in St Andrews but left after six months and emigrated to Malaya to a post with the Public Works Department.
During his years in Malaya he worked on a wide range of projects including schools (the larger ones being Tiger Lane School and the Sultan Idris Training College, Tarjong Malm), hospitals (the largest being the Orthopaedic Hospital in Malacca), the GPO, government offices, a marine naval base. He was elected FRIBA on 12 December 1961, proposed by A L Concannon, Eric Taylor and E J Soow (?). The following year he moved to New South Wales, Australia, commencing practice in August 1962 as a partner in Crooks, Mitchell, Stewart Pty Ltd which has based in Chatswood. Crooks, Mitchell, Stewart Pty Ltd was a firm of consulting engineers and architects, though only Stewart was a registered architect in New South Wales. One of their major projects was St Martins Tower which dates from 1975.
Stewart retired in about 1981 and died on 20 June 1992.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Rose Bank, Largo Road, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland | Private | 1951 | | | | 2, Thomas Street, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia | Business | 1970 | After 1979 | | | 22, The Battlement, Castlecraig, New South Wales, Australia | Private | Before 1981 | 1992 | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Anne Higham, Australian Institute of Architects | AIA Architects' database | | Sent September 2010 |
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