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Peter Scott Ferguson

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22/08/1916

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02/01/1969

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Peter Scott Ferguson was born on 22 August 1916, the son of Harry Scott Ferguson, solicitor, and his wife, Lillian Ethel Bridlan. He was educated at Glenalmond School, and studied engineering at the University of St Andrews from 1933 to 1937, subsequently continuing his studies at the School of Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art. He was on active service in the Second World War, in 1939 in the Royal Artillery TA and from 1940 in the Royal Engineers.

On his return, he obtained an appointment as assistant to A H Mottram, while completing his Dip.Arch. He was admitted ARIBA in 1947, and in the same year was awarded a travelling scholarship to Switzerland. The following year he joined Basil Spence & Partners at 40 Moray Place. He also obtained a Dip.TP and was an Associate of the Town Planning Institute by 1950. He was elected FRIAS om 1955.

He was made an associate in the Spence firm in 1951 and was taken into partnership in 1956, along with John Hardie Glover. The practice title did not change, however, until 1964, when Spence had split his firm into three practices: Sir Basil Spence OM RA and Sir Basil Spence, Bonnington & Collins in London, and Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson in Edinburgh.

Ferguson was a vice-president of the Edinburgh Architectural Association in 1959. He was elected FRIBA in 1960, proposed by Spence, Robert Hogg Matthew and Peter Dunham.

Peter Ferguson believed in a completely integrated approach to his work and he 'embraced the problems of clients, designers and contractors with a sureness that won admiration'. He was very concerned about the quality of our environment and was committed to the preservation of Edinburgh's New Town and he was a committee member of several amenity groups. He tackled a wide variety of work including housing, universities, airports public buildings and hospitals. Glasgow Airport received a Civic Design Award shortly before his death.

He died at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh on 1 February 1969 after an illness which had begun the previous year and left him 'inactive and almost blind'. He was survived by his wife, Sheila Marjorie Anne Mottram who was the daughter of the architect Alfred Hugh Mottram and sister of James A H Mottram.

BSc, ARIBA, AMIStructE, AMTPI, FRIAS

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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
30 Royal Circus Edinburgh Scotland	Private
10 Moray Place Edinburgh Scotland	Private

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Address	Class	Date From	Date From Type	Date To	Date To Type	Notes
40 Moray Place Edinburgh Scotland	Business	1951		1968		Basil Spence & Partners and subsequently Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson

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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	Notes
Alfred Hugh Mottram	300003	In year 1945	In year 1947	Assistant
Basil Spence & Partners	203372	In year 1948	In year 1951	Assistant	In Edinburgh office.
Basil Spence & Partners	203372	In year 1951	In year 1956	Associate	In Edinburgh office.
Basil Spence & Partners	203372	In year 1956	In year 1963	Partner	In Edinburgh office.
Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson	402019	In year 1964	In year 1968	Partner

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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
(Sir) Basil Urwin Spence	203352	1960/10/04	for Fellowship
Robert Hogg Matthew	202067	1960/10/04	for Fellowship
Peter Dunham	405051	1960/10/04	for Fellowship

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

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Person	Date Proposed	Notes
(Professor) Charles Calthorpe Robertson	1968/06/05	For Fellowship

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The following books contain references to this person:

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Author	Title	Date	Publisher	Notes
Glendinning, Miles	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75	1997	Tuckwell Press Ltd	pXI A 1958 sketch perspective of Hutchesontown / Gorbals Area 'C' proposed blockspXII Demolition of Hutchesontown 'C' September 1993p92-94, 98-102p96 Duncanrig Secondary Schoolp97 Thurso High School;Glasgow University, Institute of Virology Department buildingp98 Abbotsinch Airportp141-2, p165-7 Edinburgh University Libraryp20, p39, p92-4, p98-102, p144-7, p175 Hutchesontown Gorbals Area 'C'
http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/122525/details/edinburgh+george+square+univ	http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/122525/details/edinburgh+george+square+university+of+edinburgh+library/			Edinburgh University LibraryAccessed 21.04.12
Willis, Peter	New architecture in Scotland	1977		p8, p10 Fishermen's Housesp14, p38-41 Mortonhall Crematoriump46-7 Edinburgh University Library
Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan	Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland	1994	Yale University Press: New Haven and London	Hutchesontown Area C: p170, p224, p327, p368
RIBA	The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951	1950	London: Royal Institute of British Architects

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The following periodicals contain references to this person:

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Periodical Name	Date Circ	Notes
Builder	1959/05/01	'Edinburgh Architectural Association' p832
Builder	1961/08/18	'Civic Trust Design Awards, 1960 - Results of Competitions in the County Boroughs, The Awards, Scotland' pp304-305 - served as assessor for Paisley projects
Scotsman	1969/02/13	Tribute by Tom Ridley.

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The following archives hold material relating to this person:

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Archive Name	Source	Source Cat No	Notes
Death Register	H M Register House	100027
RIBA Nomination Papers	RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum	100005	F no5472 (combined box 80)
Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton	Sent to DSA by email	200828	Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010)
Records of membership	RIAS, Rutland Square	201006

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