Basic Biographical Details Name: | John Kirkwood Wilson (or Jack Wilson) | Designation: | | Born: | 26 August 1931 | Died: | 17 July 2000 | Bio Notes: | John Kirkwood Wilson, known as Jack, was born on 26 August 1931, the son of John Wilson, railway clerk, and his wife Elizabeth Turner, who had married in Glasgow in 1930. He attended Sydney Technical College, New South Wales, Australia from 1950-53 and completed his studies at Glasgow School of Art from 1953-57. He was elected ARIBA and ARIAS in 1958. In 1972 he enrolled at the Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies at York where he studied project management.
From the late 1950s Wilson acted as site architect for a number of different practices with included Dorward Matheson Gleave & Partners and RMJM. From 1969-78 he was a partner with Thoms & Wilkie working on the new College of Education in Dundee. In the 1970s he served as a member of the Council of the Dundee Institute of Architects and was a member of the PR Committee of the RIAS. At the time of his election to Fellowship of the RIAS in 1994 he was acting as depute superintending officer on site at the new Edinburgh Sheriff Court. At this time he was an employee of TBV Consult, the successor to the Property Services Agency. However in was made redundant in February 1995. (He had withdrawn from the RIBA before 1994).
Wilson had two passions: architecture and hill-walking. In spite of a long-term illness he was able to keep an interest in the former up to the end.
He lived in Pitlochry where he died in the Irvine Memorial Hospital after a long illness on 17 July 2000. He was survived by his wife, Anne Haslock, also an architect, his daughters, son and grandchildren.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | Lower Oakfield, Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland | Private | | 2000 | | | 141, Southbrae Drive, Jordanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | Private | 1958 * | After 1960 | | | 24, Craigmount Avenue North, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1965 * | | | | 34, Erskine Road, Gullane, East Lothian, Scotland | Private | 1970 * | | | | Longcroft, Newton of Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland | Private | 1984 * | | | | 30-31 , Queen Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Business | 1990 * | | | | Learmonth Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | c. 1990 * | | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1965 | The RIBA Kalendar | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | | | RIBA | 1984 | RIBA Directory of members | | | | | Willis, Peter | 1977 | New architecture in Scotland | | | pp52-55 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | RIAS Newsletter | October 2000 | v11, no8 | | Death notice |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | National Archives (via Scotlands People) | Statutory births | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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