John Murray Easton

Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society , London 1928 (with Robertson )

John Murray Easton (born January 30, 1889 in Aberdeen , † August 19, 1975 in London ) was a Scottish architect. He studied architecture at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and at University College London . In 1921 he completed his studies and was elected Associated Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects , followed by full membership (Fellow) in 1927.

In 1924/25 he was editor of the architectural magazine Building News and also wrote for other magazines such as the Architectural Review and the magazine Architecture of the American Institute of Architects .

In 1939 and 1940 he was head of the Architectural Association School in London and from 1945 to 1947 Vice President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. In 1955 he received the Institute's Royal Gold Medal .

He worked closely with Howard Robertson , with whom he shared an office from 1919 to 1963. The focus of his work was on building schools, universities and hospitals.

John Murray Easton died in 1975 and was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery .

Works (selection)

• Lawrence Hall of the Royal Horticultural Society , London, 1928 (with Howard Robertson, protected as a Grade II * building)
• Freudenberg Castle , Rotkreuz , Switzerland, 1933 (garden architect Russell Page )
• New River Head Research Building of the Thames Water Authority , Islington , 1938 (Grade II)
• British Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair
• Loughton Underground Station , Essex , 1940 (Grade II)

Web links

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• Royal Horticultural Society Hall (1928). Engineering Timelines (English)
• New River Head: Former Water-Testing Laboratory. British History Online
• Loughton Station, Essex. Building of the Month, November 2005, The Twentieth Century Society

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• John Murray Easton. Dictionary of Scottish Architects, accessed February 10, 2018
• John Murray Easton. In: arch INFORM .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} cf. the grave site at Kensal Green Cemetery in: Steve Reed: The Famous of Kensal Green. Blog post from October 17, 2012 (English).
2. ^ AA Alumni Awarded The RIBA Gold Medal. Architectural Association School of Architecture, accessed February 10, 2018.
3. ↑ cf. the list of projects at archINFORM .
4. ^ Royal Horticultural Society New Hall. Historic England, website of the English Directory of Monuments.
5. ^ Josef Grünenfelder: The former bailiffs of the city of Zug. Published by the Society for Swiss Art History GSK and the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences Canton Zug, Zug 2006.
6. ^ New River Head Research Building. Historic England.
7. ^ Paths of Glory. The Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery, London 1997, p. 39.
8. ^ Loughton London Regional Transport Underground Station with Associated Shops and Platforms. Historic England.