Basic Biographical Details Name: | (Captain) Gordon Nasmyth Mackintosh | Designation: | | Born: | | Died: | | Bio Notes: | (Captain) Gordon Nasmyth Mackintosh seems to have been a native of Stonehaven. He enrolled at the Architecture School, Edinburgh College of Art 1922 as a part-time student for two years whilst working in the office of Dick Peddie & Walker Todd. He remained in their office for a further period, presumably with reduced hours, even after he enrolled as as a full-time student in 1924. Between 1925 and 1927 he travelled extensively in vacations: he visited the International Exhibition in Paris in September 1925, Oxford and the Cotswolds in mid-1926 and in 1927 he toured in Italy and Germany visiting amongst other places Florence, Nurnberg and Rothenberg. He was admitted ARIBA on 5 December 1927 as a 'retrenched officer' on the war exemption scheme, his proposers being James B Nicol, Charles D Carus Wilson and John Begg.
Gordon Nasmyth Mackintosh appears to have emigrated to Canada after qualifying as the witness to his declaration on the ARIBA forms is a J E Mackintosh, 18 Lincoln Avenue, Montreal. However if he did spend some tim there he had returned by 1950 and his address is given as 147 Comely Bank Road at that date. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Beith Lodge, Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, Scotland | Private | 1927 * | | | | Canada | Business | After 1927 * | | | | 147, Comely Bank Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1950 * | | |
* 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 | | J M Dick Peddie & Walker Todd | 1 July 1923 | Early 1926 | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Begg | 5 December 1927 | For Associateship | | Charles Denny Carus-Wilson | 5 December 1927 | For Associateship | | James Brown Nicol | 5 December 1927 | For Associateship |
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 | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no 4126 (box 7) |
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