Basic Biographical Details Name: | Ernst Heinrich Reimann | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Ernst Heinrich Reimann was a native of Cologne. By 1966 he appears to have been working as an architect for York, Rosenberg & Mardall (YRM) in London. He married fellow YRM architect Clara Charleson Firth, an Orcadian by birth, on 31 August that year at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall. The couple then moved to his native city, where they designed innovative, low-budget one-off houses and a series of identical comprehensive schools to be system-built in pre-cast concrete.
In 1978 the mother of Clara's three nephews died, and the Reimanns took the boys into their care. In the same year, and perhaps because of this, they returned to Scotland, where Clara was appointed Principal Architect at Inverclyde Council.
Clara died on 30 July 2011 at Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Greenock. She was survived by her three nephews and her husband Ernst, who described her and the YRM architectural outlook as 'the motivations of his life'. |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Yorke, Rosenberg & Mardall (YRM) | Before 1966(?) | 1966 | | |
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | After 1966 | System-built comprehensive schools | | | Berlin | Germany | Production drawings: with his wife, Clara Charleson Reimann | | After 1996 | House for Jean Welsh | Inellan | | Argyll | Scotland | Completed, with wife Clara, based on outline drawings by Welsh |
ReferencesPeriodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Quarterly | 2011 | Autumn | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) | p.97: obituary of his wife, Clara Charleson Reimann (née Firth) |
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