STURROCK, Frederick Lamond (Jock)

Architect

Practised in Cape Town from 1939. He studied at the Architectural Association in London for five years from October 1933. During vacations at this period he travelled, visiting France, Holland and Sweden and gained office experience with Stanley Hall and with Easton V Robertson (in London?); in 1939 he was elected an Associate member of the RIBA, his papers being signed by R Furneaux Jordan. He returned to South Africa as war broke out and volunteered for active service with the South African Air Force in 1940, on his return in 1945 he began practice in Cape Town.

ARIBA 1939; ISAA 1939; FRIBA 1955. (ARIBA nom papers (1939); FRIBA nom papers (1955); ISAA mem list)

The two architects, FL STURROCK and Jack BARNETT, submitted the Fourth Premiated Design in the Johannesburg Civic Centre Competition, 1962 - placed equal fourth with MORGENSTERN & MORGENSTERN and with MOROSS & GRAFF.

[Submitted by William MARTINSON]

He was listed in the staff register of the University of Cape Town in 1960 through to 1970.

List of projects

With photographs
With notes

1820 Settlers' National Monument: 1967. Makhanda (Grahamstown), Eastern Cape - Architect

Civic Centre: 1957-1961. Klerksdorp, North West - Architect

Municipal Offices: 1961. Central, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal - Architect

Wilson Library: 1975. Hunterstoun, Hogsback, Eastern Cape - Architect

Books citing STURROCK

Fransen, Hans. 2004. The old buildings of the Cape. A survey of extant architecture from before c1910 in the area of Cape Town - Calvinia - Colesberg - Uitenhage. Johannesburg & Cape Town: Jonathan Ball Publishers. pp 150c

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 97, 210

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, 166