Basic Biographical Details

Name: Donald McDonald Webster
Designation:  
Born: 21 October 1924
Died: 13 January 2007
Bio Notes: Donald McDonald Webster was born on 21 October 1924 the son of James Leslie Webster, mine surveyor, and his wife Bessie McDonald Sturton. He studied for the diploma in architecture at Edinburgh College of Art and was elected ARIBA in 1953. He was also MNIA and ARIAS.

From 1952 to 1954 he had a post as assistant staff architect at the Nigerian College of Arts Science and Technology in Ibadan (with another part in Zaria?), being promoted to resident architect in 1954 and remaining in this post until 1955.

In April 1955 he became a partner in the practice Design Group Nigeria based in Ibadan. Still working for the same firm, in 1964 he was based in Ghana but in March 1966 he moved back to the London office. He was elected FRIBA in 1969, proposed by John Godwin, Anthony Mark Douglas Halliday and Alan Scott Beattie.

He would appear to have formed a partnership with Robin Neill Johnston before 1979 who had also worked in this practice in Nigeria.

He is no longer listed in the 1994 RIBA directory.

Webster died on 13 January 2007 at the Western general Hospital, Edinburgh, survived by his wife Margaret Allan Scott, a retired architectural office secretary.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 633, West Mill Road, Edinburgh , ScotlandPrivate 2007 
Item 2 of 6Private Mail Bag, Stones Road, Onirike, Ibadan, NigeriaBusinessBefore 1960 *After 1965 
Item 3 of 615, Kobiowu Crescent, New Reservation, Ibadan, NigeriaPrivate1969 *  
Item 4 of 636, New Court Road, Ibadan, NigeriaPrivatec. 1970  
Item 5 of 615, Eglinton Crescent, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1979  
Item 6 of 633, Mortonhall Road, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1984 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 3Webster Halliday & Starrett1950s1960sPartner 
Item 2 of 3Messrs Design Group Nigeria1955After 1969Partner 
Item 3 of 3McDonald Webster & Johnston1970s Partner 

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 3Alan Scott Beattie5 February 1969For Fellowship
Item 2 of 3John Godwin5 February 1969For Fellowship
Item 3 of 3Anthony Mark Douglas Halliday5 February 1969For Fellowship

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 6RIBA1955Kalendar 1954-1955   
Item 2 of 6RIBA1965The RIBA Kalendar   
Item 3 of 6RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 4 of 6RIBA1979Directory of members   
Item 5 of 6RIBA1984RIBA Directory of members   
Item 6 of 6RIBA1994A Directory of RIBA Members   

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 1RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination PapersF no 6677 (Box 153)