William Binnie (architect)
William Bryce Binnie
Biography
Binne was born at Kingscavil, by Linlithgow. From 1904 he was articled to architect Robert Bryden in Glasgow, moving to John James Burnet's office after Bryden's death in 1906. Between 1908 and 1910 Binnie studied at the Glasgow School of Art, where he was awarded a gold medal and a travel scholarship, which he used to spend a year Italy.[1]
In 1910 he moved to
Binnie served in the
At the close of the war he took up a position as assistant architect at the Imperial War Graves Commission (now Commonwealth War Graves Commission), and was promoted to deputy director in 1920.[1] He spent much of the post-war years in France and Belgium designing memorials, including the one at Nieuwpoort in West Flanders.[6] He was admitted to the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in 1919 as an Associate, and became a Fellow in 1925. His nominators for fellowship were Sir Herbert Baker, Sir Reginald Blomfield, and Sir Edwin Lutyens, all of whom had been prominent in the work of the War Graves Commission.[1]
In 1927 he returned to London to set up a practice with fellow Scot
References
- ^ a b c d e f "William Bryce Binnie". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "Major William Bryce BINNIE The Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "No. 29793". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 October 1916. p. 10176.
- ^ "No. 13155". The Edinburgh Gazette. 22 October 1917. p. 2188.
- ^ "No. 13220". The Edinburgh Gazette. 11 March 1918. p. 913.
- ^ "NIEUPORT MEMORIAL". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
- ^ "A Conservation Plan for Highbury Stadium, London" (PDF). Islington Council. p. 4-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
External links
- William Bryce Binnie, London Art Deco flats