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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon GIBSON, Patrick Born: 1938 Died: 2006 12 30 Architect Obituary KZNIA Journal Vol 32/1 On 30th December 2006 Patrick Alan Gibson lost the battle to cancer he fought for over a year. On graduating in Architecture at Natal in 1961, Pat won a scholarship of the SA Brick Association and was able to pursue an M.Arch degree by research. Thereupon he joined the practice of FRANKLIN & GARLAND, and subsequently became a partner of FRANKLIN, GARLAND & GIBSON. In 1971 he participated in a Rotary Group Study Exchange tour to USA and Israel. His interest and involvement in many aspects outside architecture saw him serve as Chairman in 1973 of Round Table Natalia No.118; and as Chairman of the Daily News Learn Fund, 1974-76. Following his participation in 1983 in a People-to-People tour of USA visiting many architectural firms, Pat served as Chairman of SA Property Owners Association in 1984. He also spent several years on committees of KZNIA; 1992-93 as President; and latterly as one of the 'three wise men'. Pat was always supportive of his colleagues and as Senior Partner of FGG ARCHITECTS for many years he saw the practice grow extensively, including being appointed Principal Agents for the Durban Academic Hospital, known as Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital. The world of Architecture is often a place of experiment and our own occupancy of it is a short-term tenancy. Norbert Elias hoped for humans "to work their way out of several blind alleys and to learn how to make their life together more pleasant, more meaningful and worthwhile". Pat achieved this in many ways. Don PERKS 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.