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| | SINCLAIR, Nora Helene (Mrs)Born: 1914 03 23 Died: 1997 04 28ArchitectSACA: Reg No: 682 Year registered: 1938 |
BArch (Rand); ARIBA
Nee COATON. Attended the School of Architecture, University of the Witwatersrand from 1932 until 1937 when she graduated. She married Colin MacDonald SINCLAIR on 19 March 1938 in Parkview, Johannesburg. While she was a student she had worked in Bernard COOKE's office from July 1935 to July 1936 as an assistant. On graduating she joined the office of STEWART, WR & AG for two months before travelling overseas and visiting Europe. On her return in November 1937 she entered DM SINCLAIR's office as an assistant. Her career from this point is not clear but she and her husband were in partnership with DM Sinclair from about 1938. She was elected an Associate member of the RIBA in 1939. By 1975 she had retired and had resigned from the RIBA.
ARIBA 1939. (ARIBA nom papers (1939) 7275; Herbert 1975; ISAA mem list) 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 Chipkin, Clive M. 1993. Johannesburg Style - Architecture & Society 1880s - 1960s. Cape Town: David Phillip. pp 178
| Herbert, Gilbert. 1975. Martienssen & the international style: The modern movement in South African architecture. Cape Town - Rotterdam: AA Balkema. pp 83, 183, 184, 185, 187, 194, 195
| ISAA. 1959. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1958-1959 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1958-1959. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 96, 197
| ISAA. 1969. The Yearbook of the Institute of South African Architects and Chapter of SA Quantity Surveyors 1968-1969 : Die Jaarboek van die Instituut van Suid-Afrikaanse Argitekte en Tak van Suid-Afrikaanse Bourekenaars 1968-1969. Johannesburg: ISAA. pp 101, 146
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