Basic Biographical Details

Name: James William Forbes Sinclair
Designation:  
Born: 12 June 1931
Died: 16 July 1998
Bio Notes: James William Forbes Sinclair was born on 12 Jaune 1931, the son of John Brown Sinclair, coachbuilder and his wife, Margaret Cormack Forbes. He studied at the School of Architecture Dundee College of Art from September 1956 until June 1961. He joined the Caithness County Architects Separtment in July of the latter years and remained there until late 1963. He was elected ARIBA in 1963 and ARIAS in 1967. In 1964 he was appointed to the South Eastern Regional Hospital Board where he remained until joining W G Brown & Co and in 1971 or 1972 he became a partner. The practice title became Forbes Sinclair in 1975 and later Forbes Sinclair & Associates. In 1991 he was elected FRIAS.

He died on 16 July 1998, survived by his wife Davina Stuart MacLean, a staff nurse, and his son David, his daughters and his grandchildren.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 33B, Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate 1996 
Item 2 of 333b, Meadowfield Terrace, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate1967After 1972(?) 
Item 3 of 33, Cluny Gardens, Edinburgh, ScotlandPrivate(?)1980 *  

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Employment and Training

Employers

The following individuals or organisations employed or trained this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 1W G Brown & Coc. 1972After 1975Partner 

RIBA

RIBA Proposers

The following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate proposedNotes
Item 1 of 3Donald Cattanach20 December 1967For Associateship of RIAS
Item 2 of 3Francis Morrison Howie20 December 1967For Associateship of RIAS
Item 3 of 3Alan Fraser Dundas Macgregor20 December 1967For Associateship of RIAS

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 2After 1965Royal Blind Asylum  EdinburghScotlandAlterations
Item 2 of 2After 1965Scottish National Institute for the War BlindedLinburn West LothianScotlandAlterations

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2RIBA1972RIBA Directory 1972   
Item 2 of 2RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this :
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1RIAS NewsletterNovember 1998v9, no9 Death note.

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this :
 SourceArchive NameSource Catalogue No.Notes
Item 1 of 2H M Register HouseDeath Register  
Item 2 of 2RIAS, Rutland SquareRecords of membership