Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie

Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie
Born25 August 1900
Died13 July 1970
Applegarth
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect

Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie (25 August 1900 โ€“ 13 July 1970) was possibly the first woman in Scotland to practice architecture on a regular basis.

Early life

Beattie was born in 1900 to Lewis Beattie and Alice Walker Kerr, who were farmers. She graduated from the Edinburgh College of Art (1921โ€“1926).[1]

Career

Beattie worked for a time in an office before practising independently from 1928 to 1929. She then returned to the College of Art where she obtained a further diploma. She was admitted as an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects in 1931 while she was working in Edinburgh with the firm, Jamieson & Arnott.[2] She later moved to Dumfries, probably working there independently; she worked in a room in an architectural office in Castle Street, Dumfries.[3]

Death and legacy

She died in Applegarth in 1970 after an illness.[1] The National Monuments Record of Scotland has a collection of slides related to her work.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Isobel Hogg Kerr Beattie". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Scotland's trailblazing female architects". Stirling City Heritage Trust. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Bailey, Rebecca M. (1996). Scottish architects' papers : a source book. Edinburgh: Rutland Press. p. 206. ISBN 1873190387. OCLC 35137188.

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