Colin McWilliam
Colin McWilliam (1928–1989) was a British architecture academic and author.
Career
Born in
Studying at the
From 1965 to 1972 McWilliam was a Council member of the influential Edinburgh conservationist group the Cockburn Association.[4]
In the 1970s, he was approached by
He designed a desk and a bookcase incorporating copies of a portrait medallion of Robert Adam by James Tassie, for the Cabinet Room in Bute House, the official residence of the First Minister of Scotland.
Colin McWilliam is commemorated on a plaque in Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh. He was the father of the author Candia McWilliam.
Publications
- Culross: A Short Guide to the Royal Burgh (1962)
- Scottish Townscape (1975)
- Lothian, except Edinburgh. Buildings of Scotland (1978)
- Edinburgh. Buildings of Scotland. (1984) (with David Walker and John Gifford)
References
- ^ "The History of the Dictionary of Scottish Architects Project". Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
- ^ Robertson, Eleanor (1997). "The Story of the Society" (PDF). Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2011.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Architects: Stewart Kaye
- ^ "Historic Cockburn Association Office-Bearers".
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