Basic Biographical Details Name: | James Scott | Designation: | | Born: | 3 April 1897 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | James Scott was born on 3 April 1897, the son of Peter Scott, farmer, and his wife Isabella Thomson at Drumbain in the Parish of Rothes. He was articled to Charles Chree Doig of Elgin on 19 March 1912. His apprenticeship was brought to a halt in November 1915 when he commenced war service. At the end of hostilities in 1918 he returned to Elgin and entered the office of John Wittet, Doig having recently died of heart trouble following shooting on Dallas Moor. After two years with Wittet he left to attend the diploma course at Aberdeen School of Architecture, and on receiving his diploma in 1922 he became an architectural and surveying assistant on the Cowdray Estates in Aberdeenshire. Of the following three years, he spent one working for the Aberdeen firm of A Marshall Mackenzie & Son.
In 1925 he emigrated to Singapore (sailing fromn Liverpool in June) to take up a post as assistant architect to the Municipal Commissioners, and he was still in that office when he passed the final examination in April 1931. He was admitted ARIBA early the following year, proposed by Percy Hubert Keys, who was then president of the Institute of Architects of Malaya, and the secretary of the same Institute. His later career is not recorded. He was still working in the Munical Architect's Office, Singapore, Straits Settlement in 1938-39 but he is no longer listed after World War 2. It is likely that he did not survive the war. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 11, Adam Park, Singapore, Singapore | Private | 1931 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | Percy Hubert Keys | Early 1932 | for Associateship - as President of the Institute of Architects of Malaya |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1938 | The RIBA Kalendar 1938-1939 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no4797 (combined box 36) |
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