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Menu Home Upfront Now Up Books Towns Structures People Firms Lexicon COOPER, John Reginald Born: fl. 1927 Died: 1961 08 24 Architect SACA: Reg No: 266 Year registered: 1927 TPIA (1927); NIA (1935); ISAA (1927). Currently nothing is known of Cooper's origins nor of his training. When he registered as a member of the Institute of South African Architects in 1927, he was living in Orchards, Johannesburg. In 1930-1931 he worked in the architectural section of the SOUTH AFRICAN RAILWAYS AND HARBOURS in Johannesburg. By 1934-1935 he was in private practice in Port Shepstone, Natal and had transferred his membership from the Transvaal Provincial Institute of Architects to the Natal Provincial Institute of Architects. He retired in 1958. In 1959 he is recorded as being of 'Suttonlea', Sutton Crescent, Durban. (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 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 89, 224 ISAA. 1927. Register of Members the Institute of South African Architects. Johannesburg: ISAA (Unpublished Record). pp C13