Knowledge

Alexander Cullen (architect)

Source đź“ť

22: 477: 482: 90: 104:
under the newly devised British Planning regimes. During this period he specialised in housing schemes sympathetically revitalising rural communities, receiving a
325: 467: 36: 472: 66:. During his life this was elevated to FRIBA with Distinction and a Diploma in Town Planning With Distinction. He operated from 35:
OBE (1892–1963) was a Scottish architect and town planner operating in the 20th century. In 1951 he became President of the
417: 336: 131: 21: 264: 154: 59:
from 1910. He was then apprenticed into his father’s (and grandfather’s) firm of Cullen, Lochead and Brown.
462: 51:
the son of Alexander Cullen, a noted theatre design specialist, and his wife, Barbara Rodger. He attended
332: 78: 184: 170: 126:
His career was twice interrupted by war but each time he served his country with distinction. In the
370: 395: 191: 112: 67: 56: 291: 457: 452: 174: 158: 82: 8: 173:
House, Stewarton, Ayrshire (1910). The house was designed for Hugh Neilson, the owner of
270: 260: 204: 48: 135: 150: 52: 157:. He saw service again in France, including the evacuation of his battalion from 127: 105: 101: 63: 418:"Old Leanach Cottage, Culloden (Desk Based Assessment and Architectural Record)" 94: 446: 161:
in 1941, for which action he later received the Order of the British Empire.
254: 230: 25:
Old Leanach Cottage on Culloden Moor, restored by Alexander Cullen in 1960
86: 284: 237: 111:
On retiral he retained other architectural roles including Governor of
71: 198: 39:(RIAS). He was noted as a sensitive designer within rural Scotland. 220: 214: 146:
in 1917. He left the army in 1919 but joined the Territorial Army.
247: 143: 326:"Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1738-2002" 139: 32: 153:
he was immediately placed as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the
118:
He died on 7 November 1963 and was survived by his wife.
100:
In 1946 he was appointed County Architect and Planner to
55:
and Glasgow High School and then studied architecture at
478:
Associates of the Royal Institute of British Architects
483:
Fellows of the Royal Institute of British Architects
149:Given his previous experience, on the onset of the 410: 318: 444: 363: 62:He qualified ARIBA in 1920 (delayed due to the 37:Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland 292:"List of Theatre Architects & Builders" 468:Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 130:he was commissioned as an officer in the 20: 180:Glasgow High School War Memorial (1925) 445: 269:Restoration of Old Leonach Cottage on 164: 473:Alumni of the Glasgow School of Art 16:Scottish architect and town planner 13: 263:(1958) with design input from Sir 14: 494: 375:Dictionary of Scottish Architects 243:Housing at Broadfoot, Skye (1954) 360:Glasgow Herald: 11 November 1963 315:Glasgow Herald: 11 November 1963 398:. Historic Environment Scotland 138:, serving in France. He was at 121: 115:which he continued until 1958. 77:He was elected a Fellow of the 47:He was born on 9 April 1892 in 388: 354: 309: 226:Dalbeath Primary School (1952) 1: 277: 134:and later transferred to the 132:King’s Own Scottish Borderers 81:in 1948. His proposers were 7: 371:"Alexander Cullen (junior)" 210:Hamilton Bus Station (1929) 10: 499: 333:Royal Society of Edinburgh 79:Royal Society of Edinburgh 183:Grandstand and Pavilion, 223:Primary School (1951–54) 91:William Murdoch Cumming 42: 175:Summerlee Iron Company 26: 197:St Margarets Church, 192:Hamilton, Lanarkshire 113:Glasgow School of Art 68:Hamilton, Lanarkshire 57:Glasgow School of Art 24: 271:Culloden Battlefield 159:Cherbourg Naval Base 108:Award for his work. 83:William Edward Whyte 463:Scottish architects 425:Addyman Archaeology 396:"Chapeltoun House" 342:on 24 January 2013 261:Tormore distillery 205:Hamilton Townhouse 201:, Edinburgh (1928) 49:Hamilton, Scotland 27: 427:. highland.gov.uk 265:Albert Richardson 213:Catholic School, 190:Palais de Dance, 187:Rugby Club (1926) 165:Notable buildings 136:Machine Gun Corps 490: 437: 436: 434: 432: 422: 414: 408: 407: 405: 403: 392: 386: 385: 383: 381: 367: 361: 358: 352: 351: 349: 347: 341: 335:. Archived from 330: 322: 316: 313: 307: 306: 304: 302: 288: 151:Second World War 53:Hamilton Academy 30:Alexander Cullen 498: 497: 493: 492: 491: 489: 488: 487: 443: 442: 441: 440: 430: 428: 420: 416: 415: 411: 401: 399: 394: 393: 389: 379: 377: 369: 368: 364: 359: 355: 345: 343: 339: 328: 324: 323: 319: 314: 310: 300: 298: 290: 289: 285: 280: 167: 128:First World War 124: 106:Saltire Society 102:Inverness-shire 64:First World War 45: 17: 12: 11: 5: 496: 486: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 439: 438: 409: 387: 362: 353: 317: 308: 282: 281: 279: 276: 275: 274: 267: 258: 251: 244: 241: 234: 227: 224: 218: 211: 208: 202: 195: 188: 181: 178: 177:in Coatbridge. 166: 163: 123: 120: 95:Octave Sneeden 44: 41: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 495: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 450: 448: 426: 419: 413: 397: 391: 376: 372: 366: 357: 338: 334: 327: 321: 312: 297: 293: 287: 283: 272: 268: 266: 262: 259: 256: 252: 249: 245: 242: 239: 235: 232: 228: 225: 222: 219: 216: 212: 209: 206: 203: 200: 196: 193: 189: 186: 182: 179: 176: 172: 169: 168: 162: 160: 156: 152: 147: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 119: 116: 114: 109: 107: 103: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 80: 75: 73: 70:but lived in 69: 65: 60: 58: 54: 50: 40: 38: 34: 31: 23: 19: 429:. Retrieved 424: 412: 400:. Retrieved 390: 378:. Retrieved 374: 365: 356: 344:. Retrieved 337:the original 320: 311: 299:. Retrieved 296:Arthur Lloyd 295: 286: 255:Nethy Bridge 148: 142:in 1916 and 125: 122:War Services 117: 110: 99: 76: 61: 46: 29: 28: 18: 458:1963 deaths 453:1892 births 431:18 December 402:23 February 380:18 December 346:18 December 301:18 December 253:Housing at 246:Housing at 236:Housing at 229:Housing at 155:Cameronians 87:Frank Mears 447:Categories 278:References 238:Carrbridge 171:Chapeltoun 72:Uddingston 231:Uig, Skye 199:Restalrig 221:Dalneigh 215:Lochaber 185:Selkirk 273:(1960) 257:(1956) 250:(1954) 248:Beauly 240:(1954) 233:(1953) 217:(1951) 207:(1928) 194:(1927) 144:Amiens 85:, Sir 421:(PDF) 340:(PDF) 329:(PDF) 140:Arras 433:2015 404:2020 382:2015 348:2015 303:2015 93:and 43:Life 33:FRSE 449:: 423:. 373:. 331:. 294:. 97:. 89:, 74:. 435:. 406:. 384:. 350:. 305:.

Index


FRSE
Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Hamilton, Scotland
Hamilton Academy
Glasgow School of Art
First World War
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Uddingston
Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Edward Whyte
Frank Mears
William Murdoch Cumming
Octave Sneeden
Inverness-shire
Saltire Society
Glasgow School of Art
First World War
King’s Own Scottish Borderers
Machine Gun Corps
Arras
Amiens
Second World War
Cameronians
Cherbourg Naval Base
Chapeltoun
Summerlee Iron Company
Selkirk
Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Restalrig

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑