Basic Biographical Details Name: | Iain Dewar Haig | Designation: | | Born: | 21 June 1921 | Died: | | Bio Notes: | Iain Dewar Haig was born on 21 June 1921. In 1939-40 he spent some time as an articled pupil in the office of Lorimer & Matthew. During the Second World War he served in the Royal Navy. After demobilisation, between 1946 and 1950 he studied for the diploma in architecture at Edinburgh College of Art. From 1950-55 he was senior assistant in the practice of David Carr and Stewart Matthew where he worked on a variety of minor projects. He was elected ARIBA in 1951 (and ARIAS in 1955). He was elected FRIAS in 1966 and FRIBA in 1968, propsed for the latter by John Holt, William R Wellwood and Thomas Duncan.
In 1955 he moved as senior assistant architect to the South-Eastern Regional Hospital Board working in the Edinburgh office. He was job architect for the Outpatient Department at the Western General Hospital and for the laboratories. From 1961-63 he was principal assistant architect and in 1963 he was promoted to the post of Assistant Regional Architect. Among other jobs, in the 1970s he undertook worked on health centres in the Scottish Borders.
He resigned from RIBA in 1980 and retired in 1986.
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 9, Carlton Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business(?) | Before 1950 | After 1953 | | | 16, Colville Place, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Before 1957 | After 1968 | | | 41, Great King Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Before 1960 * | After 1970 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA ProposersThe following individuals proposed this for RIBA membership (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date proposed | Notes | | John Holt | 17 July 1968 | For Fellowship | | William Ritchie Wellwood | 17 July 1968 | For Fellowship
His third proposer was Thomas Duncan but it is not clear who this was as there are several Thomas Duncans of the correct period. |
RIBA Proposals
Buildings and Designs
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 | | | RIBA | 1954 | RIBA Kalendar 1953-54 | | | | | RIBA | 1961 | Kalendar 1960-61 | | | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1979 | Directory of members | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 31 January 1958 | | | 'Housing Development, Leith Fort, Edinburgh,' per Builder p214-223 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Courtesy of Ian Haig's daughter, Karin Haig | Information emailed to Dictionary | | | | Interview with Eric Davidson, 20 October 2010 | Information to Yvonne Hillyard | | | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | |
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