Basic Biographical Details Name: | Andrew Edwin Martin | Designation: | | Born: | 1879 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Andrew Edwin Martin was born in 1879 and articled to John James Burnet of Burnet Son & Campbell, Glasgow in 1893, attending the classes at Glasgow School of Art and the Glasgow & West of School Technical College. He spent the summer of 1897 travelling in France and Belgium, and when Burnet's partnership with John Archibald Campbell was dissolved in that year, Martin went with Campbell with whom he remained until 1901 when he obtained a post with Hutchison & Wood in Montreal. In 1904 he moved to Brown & Vallance in the same city, and it was from there that he won the Owen Jones Studentship in 1908, although his nomination paper does not specify his travels. He was admitted LRIBA on 24 June 1912, his proposers being Andrew Sharp, Thomas McLaren and George Allen Ross (later of Ross & MacDonald), all of Montreal. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Golf Links, Westmount, Montreal, Canada | Private | 1912 | | |
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Thomas McLaren | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship | | George Allen Ross | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship | | Andrew Sharp | 24 June 1912 | for Licentiateship |
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 | | 1897 | Dawyck House | Broughton (near) | | Peeblesshire | Scotland | Large addition - as assistant to John Archibald Campbell | | 1898 | Britannia Assurance Building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | As assistant to John Archibald Campbell | | 1898 | Gilmour Girls' Cottage Home | Croftamie, Drymen | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | As assistant to John Archibald Campbell |
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | L v25 no2025 |
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