Basic Biographical Details Name: | Kenneth Hall Murta | Designation: | | Born: | 24 September 1929 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Kenneth Hall Murta was born on 24 September 1929 and studied at the School of Architecture, Durham University, Newcastle upon-Tyne from October 1949 until passing the final exam in July 1954. He was admitted ARIBA on 7 December that year, his proposers being W B Edwards, Stanley Wayman Milburn and Jack Hollingworth Napper. He then continued his studies by gaining a B.Arch from the University of Sheffield.
After subsequently securing an academic appointment overseas, he returned to England to take up a post in the Department of Architecture at the University of Sheffield in 1962, while also engaged in private practice. He was elected FRIBA on 7 June 1967, proposed by John Needham and the as yet not fully identified P F Smith and D L Brown. His nomination papers list work in Sheffield and Nigeria, and state that he had made a study tour of modern churches as part of his Sheffield research. They also list competition successes and commendations in Uganda (1956), Carlisle (finalist in the Civic Centre competition, 1957), Paisley (second in the Technical College competition, 1957) and at the Ideal Home exhibition of 1956 (commended). | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 19, Mand Street, Fulwell, Sunderland, County Durham, England | Private/business(?) | 1954 * | | | | Professors Murta & Fawcett/Underedge, Back Lane, Hathersage, Sheffield, England | Private | 1996 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1996 | Directory of Members 1996 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no16478 (stored under F5827); F no5827 (combined box 102) |
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