Colin McWilliam

Colin McWilliam (* 1928 in London , † 1989 ) was a Scottish studied architect and author .

Life

McWilliam graduated from the University of Cambridge and became director of the Scottish National Buildings Record and then deputy director of the National Trust for Scotland . He also taught architectural history and conservation at Heriot-Watt University . McWilliam was the founder of the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Project , and was instrumental in founding the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland .

In the 1970s he was approached by Sir Nikolaus Pevsner , who had completed The Buildings of England series and was eager to expand the project to the rest of Britain. McWilliam co-wrote two volumes in The Buildings of Scotland series and became the editor of the project.

He designed a desk and bookcase for the cabinet room of Bute House , the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland.

Colin McWilliam is remembered on a plaque in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh . He was the father of the author Candia McWilliam .

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• Culross: A Short Guide (1962)
• Scottish Townscape (1975)
• Lothian, except Edinburgh . Buildings of Scotland. (1978)
• Edinburgh . Buildings of Scotland. (1984) (with David Walker and John Gifford)

Web links

• Dictionary of Scottish Architects Project
• Pevsner Architectural Guides

Footnotes

1. ^ The History of the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Project . In: Dictionary of Scottish Architects . Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. ^ Robertson, Eleanor: The Story of the Society . Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland. 1997. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2013.