British architect (1921 - 1981)
Sir Stirrat Johnson-Marshall |
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Born | Stirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall (1912-02-19)19 February 1912
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Died | 16 December 1981(1981-12-16) (aged 69)
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Nationality | British |
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Education | Queen Elizabeth School University of Liverpool |
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Spouse |
Joan Mary Brighouse ( m. 1937) |
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Children | 3 |
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Relatives | Percy Johnson-Marshall (brother) |
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Sir Stirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall, CBE ARIBA FRIBA (19 February 1912 – 16 December 1981) was a British architect and one of the founders of RMJM along with Robert Matthew.[1]
Early life and studies
Stirrat Johnson-Marshall was born in 1912 in Ajmer, India.[2] He was the son of Felix William Norman Johnson-Marshall, a civil servant who worked abroad and his wife, Kate Jane Little. He was educated at the Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale and from 1930-1935 he studied architecture at the University of Liverpool.[3]
Career
In 1934 he worked as an assistant at Mercalf & Metcalf and the following year he assisted the Borough of Willsden, Architect's Department. During the Second World War, he served with the Royal Engineers in Singapore.[4] After the war he worked as Deputy County Architect in Hertfordshire County Council. In 1948, he became Chief Architect in the Ministry of Education.[3]
In 1956, with fellow architect Robert Matthew, he established the firm of RMJM (Robert Matthew, Johnson Marshall) in Edinburgh and London.[5] Johnson-Marshall managed the office in London. He retired from the firm in 1978 and moved to Gloucestershire.[3]
He died on 16 December 1981 in his Bristol office.[3]
Personal life
In 1937, he married Joan Mary Brighouse, whom he had met at the University of Liverpool. They had three children.[3] His younger brother Percy Johnson-Marshall was a British urban designer.[6]
Honours
In 1936, he was elected ARIBA, his proposers being Lionel Bailey Budden, Leonard Holcombe Bucknell and Gilbert Henry Lovegrove.
In 1954, he was awarded a CBE. In 1964, he was elected FRIBA, his proposers being Robert Matthew, Peter Arthur Newnham and Maurice William Lee. In 1971, he was knighted.[3]
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