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MenuHomeUpfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon | ORPEN, Terence Francis MoriartyBorn: 1907 10 11Died: 1963 01 20 ArchitectSACA:Reg No: 857 Year registered: 1944 | |
BArch (CT, 1936), ARIBA (1937), ISAA, CPIA. Son of Robert Moriarty Orpen (1858–1922) and Helena Alida Catharina nee De Villiers (1868–1921) born in the Cape colony, South Africa (FS) Studied architecture at the University of Cape Town from January 1926, first as a part-time student and then as a full-time student. While a student he worked in the office of JGD HOETS for three years and in the office of WALGATE and ELSWORTH for a year. He assisted L McCONNELL for three years and FM GLENNIE for a year and a half, and graduated in 1936. His address at the time he applied for Associate membership of the RIBA was c/o GLENNIE, LOUW and LOUW, Associate Architects, Wale St, Cape Town. He is recorded in 1959 as a salaried member of the CPIA in the employ of the Architectural Branch, Cape Town City Council, his address being City Hall, Cape Town, Cape Province. He married Maria Chawner Coltman-Cronin (1905-1969) in Durban, Natal on 1937 12 20 (FS). [ARIBA nom papers (6436) 1937; Family Search].All truncated references not fully cited in 'References' are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon. References | ||