Architects

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Philip Edward Joseph McManus (later Phillip or Philipp Edouard McManis)

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17/08/1907

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25/06/1926

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Philip Edward Joseph McManus (who later appears as Philipp or Phillip Edouard McManis) was born on 17 August 1907 and was articled to Hunter Crawford & Williamson in 1926, remaining as principal assistant until 1932. During this period he studied for five years part-time at Edinburgh College of Art, where he obtained his diploma after a further two years' full-time study in 1934. He then completed a post-diploma course in Town Planning at the School, entitling him to an exemption from the RIBA final exam. In June 1935 he received the Rutland Prize, a £250 travelling scholarship, and later that year he joined T P Marwick & Son as senior assistant. Despite this he gave his address as Edinburgh College of Art, perhaps indicating that he taught there part-time. Together with David Harvey he was credited with the highly progressive architecture of the Marwick firm in the mid-1930s at the National Bank, George Street, Edinburgh; Jay's store, Princes Street; the St Cuthbert's Co-operative furniture department in Bread Street; and the early stages of the Glasgow Empire Exhibition of 1938.

McManus was admitted ARIBA on 30 November 1936, his proposers being James Macgregor, John Begg and Frank Charles Mears. His nomination papers state that prior to that time he had spent a total of twelve months travelling in Europe. By the time he signed his declaration accepting his admittance on 3 April 1937 he had emigrated to South Africa. He settled in Durban and practised thereafter as an architect and town planner. Initially he worked for W G Moffat & Hurst. He had moved to Cape Town by 1948, remaining there until the mid-1960s when he had a post in the Town Planning School, University of Natal. He closed his practice and retired from both business and the RIBA in September 1976, his practice having been dormant for some time, presumably because most of his time was taken up by the University post.

'Biography authored by the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Compilation Team.'

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The following private or business addresses are associated with this person:

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Address	Class	Date From Char	Date From Type	Date To Char	Date To Type	Notes
79 Gilmore Place Edinburgh Scotland	Private
PO Box 3746 Capetown South Africa	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date To
Edinburgh College of Art Lauriston Place Edinburgh Scotland	Business	Before 1935	1936
c/o W G Moffat & Hirst/Natal Bank Chambers Durban South Africa	Business	1936
Durban South Africa	Business	1937
Town Planning School, University of Natal King George V Avenue Natal South Africa	Business	1965	After 1972

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The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this person (click on an item to view details):

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Name	Name Link	Date From	Date To	Position
Hunter Crawford & Williamson	203971	In year 1926	In year 1930	Apprentice
Hunter Crawford & Williamson	203971	In year 1930	In year 1932	Principal Assistant
T P Marwick & Son	201832	In year 1935	In year 1936	Senior Assistant
W G Moffat & Hirst	404284	In year 1936		Assistant

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The following individuals proposed this person for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):

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Proposer	Proposer Link	Date Proposed	Notes
John Begg	200375	1936/11/30	for Associateship
James Macgregor	202192	1936/11/30	for Associateship
(Sir) Frank Charles Mears	202402	1936/11/30	for Associateship

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This person was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

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Building Name	Date Started	Town, District or Village	City or County	Country	Notes
Villa for Philip Edward Joseph McManus	In year 1934				For himself - design exhibited, but probably not built
St Cuthbert's Co-operative Society Furniture Showroom	In year 1935		Edinburgh	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
Temporary National Bank of Scotland Headquarters	In year 1935		Edinburgh	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
Premises for Jays the Furnishers	In year 1936		Edinburgh	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Garden Club and Lucullus Restaurant	1936 or 1937	Bellahouston	Glasgow	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Atlantic Restaurant	1936 or 1937	Bellahouston	Glasgow	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Physical Fitness Pavilion	1936 or 1937	Bellahouston	Glasgow	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son
Glasgow Empire Exhibition, Cascade and Rotunda Shopping Centre	1936 or 1937	Bellahouston	Glasgow	Scotland	As senior assistant to T P Marwick & Son

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Notes
RIBA	RIBA Directory 1972	1972
Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, David Whitham	Docomomo Scotland Leaflet			p227 Image of St Cuthbert's Co-operative Society on Bread Street
McKean, Charles	The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction	1987	Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Building Id	Item Name	Notes
RIBA Nomination Papers	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100005			A no6180 (combined box 124)
Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material	Professor David M Walker personal archive	100041			Information from Robert Scott Morton and Frank Connell, both of whom were friends of McManus; and from Charles McKean

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