Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Robin | Designation: | | Born: | 17 July 1913 | Died: | 18 February 1980 | Bio Notes: | James Robin was born on 17 July 1913, the son of James Robin, drysalter, and his wife, Cecilia Anderson. He was articled to Thomas Baird of Glasgow on 5 December 1928. He attended evening classes at Glasgow School of Art from 1932 to 1934, completed his apprenticeship in May of the latter year, and subsequently attended day classes at the School for three years, obtaining his diploma in 1937 and passing the Professional Practice exam in Edinburgh in the same year. He was admitted ARIBA on 6 December that year, his proposers being Thomas Harold Hughes, William James Smith and John Stewart. His nomination papers indicate that he was working for Wylie, Shanks & Wylie at that time, and prior to that date he had travelled in Italy, Spain and France in July and August 1934 and in France again in July 1936.
Robin was based in Edinburgh from the 1960s if not before. He was elected ARIAS in 1964. He retired and resigned from the RIBA in June 1977. He was living at 22 Highfield Road, North Berwick, and had latterly been working for the Scottish Development Department at 83 Princes Street, Edinburgh. He died on 18 February 1980 at home in North Berwick, survived by his wife Elizabeth Cunningham Connell and his daughter Catherine. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 22, Highfield Road, North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | * | 1980 | | | 13, Riverside Road, Newlands, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1937 * | | | | 16, Lockharton Avenue, Craiglockhart, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1950 * | | | | 14, Barnshot Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1964 | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | H M Register House | Death Register | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no6564 (combined box 146) |
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