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British architect (1921 - 1981)

Sir Stirrat Johnson-MarshallCBE ARIBA FRIBA
BornStirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall
(1912-02-19)19 February 1912
Ajmer, India
Died16 December 1981(1981-12-16) (aged 69)
Bristol, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
EducationQueen Elizabeth School
University of Liverpool
Spouse Joan Mary Brighouse ​(m. 1937)​
Children3
RelativesPercy Johnson-Marshall (brother)

Sir Stirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall, CBE ARIBA FRIBA (19 February 1912 – 16 December 1981) was a British architect and one of the founders of RMJM along with Robert Matthew.

Early life and studies

Stirrat Johnson-Marshall was born in 1912 in Ajmer, India. He was the son of Felix William Norman Johnson-Marshall, a civil servant who worked abroad and his wife, Kate Jane Little. He was educated at the Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale and from 1930-1935 he studied architecture at the University of Liverpool.

Career

In 1934 he worked as an assistant at Mercalf & Metcalf and the following year he assisted the Borough of Willsden, Architect's Department. During the Second World War, he served with the Royal Engineers in Singapore. After the war he worked as Deputy County Architect in Hertfordshire County Council. In 1948, he became Chief Architect in the Ministry of Education.

In 1956, with fellow architect Robert Matthew, he established the firm of RMJM (Robert Matthew, Johnson Marshall) in Edinburgh and London. Johnson-Marshall managed the office in London. He retired from the firm in 1978 and moved to Gloucestershire.

He died on 16 December 1981 in his Bristol office.

Personal life

In 1937, he married Joan Mary Brighouse, whom he had met at the University of Liverpool. They had three children. His younger brother Percy Johnson-Marshall was a British urban designer.

Honours

In 1936, he was elected ARIBA, his proposers being Lionel Bailey Budden, Leonard Holcombe Bucknell and Gilbert Henry Lovegrove.

In 1954, he was awarded a CBE. In 1964, he was elected FRIBA, his proposers being Robert Matthew, Peter Arthur Newnham and Maurice William Lee. In 1971, he was knighted.

References

  1. "History - The establishment of RMJM". RMJM. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. "STIRRAT JOHNSON-MARSHALL". WAM. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Stirrat Andrew William Johnson-Marshall". Dictionary of Scottish Architects; Biography Report; Basic Biographical Details. Scottish Architects. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "Sir Stirrat Andrew William Johnson Marshall 191281". Northern Architecture. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. "RMJM". Architect. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. National Life Stories, 'Johnson-Marshall, Percy (1 of 3) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 1990. Retrieved 19 June 2021
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