Basic Biographical Details Name: | Eric Alexander Hector MacDonald | Designation: | | Born: | 5 April 1900 | Died: | 1980 | Bio Notes: | Eric Alexander Hector MacDonald was born on 5 April 1900 and was articled to James Shearer of Dunfermline in March 1919, attending classes at Edinburgh College of Art and Heriot-Watt College. On completion of his apprenticeship in November 1924 he moved to London where he joined Edwin Landseer Lutyens as assistant, continuing his training at the Central School of Arts & Crafts and at Westminster Technical Institute. He travelled to France and Belgium during his holidays in that year and in 1926, 1927 and 1929. He passed the intermediate exam in 1926 and the final exam in July 1929, enabling him to be admitted ARIBA in early 1930, his proposers being Lutyens, Laurence Mursell Gotch and Albert John Thomas. He had left Lutyens' office in May 1929, Lutyens writing in his nomination papers that he 'was sorry to lose his valuable assistance', and by the time of his application for Associateship that August was working for Associated British Cinemas Ltd in Regent Street.
He officially retired from practice c.1965, although he continued to undertake occasional jobs for some time thereafter. He died in 1980. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Associated British Cinemas Ltd/Haddon House, Regent Street, London, England | Business | 1929 * | | | | 234, Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, London, England | Private | 1929 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | James Grant Shearer | March 1919 | November 1924 | Apprentice | | | Edwin Landseer Lutyens | November 1924 | May 1929 | Assistant | |
RIBARIBA Proposers
ReferencesArchive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no4408 (combined box 12) |
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