Robert Sorley Lawrie
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Robert Sorley Lawrie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 June 1903 |
| Died | 23 May 1977 (aged 73) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Dublin Corporation |
| Buildings | Inchicore Public Library Ringsend Public Library Phibsborough Public Library Drumcondra Public Library |
Robert Sorley Lawrie (27 June 1903 – 23 May 1977) was a Scottish architect who worked in the department of the Dublin City Architect Horace Tennyson O'Rourke.[1][2]
He was probably a son of Robert Lawrie, a plumber, of 12 Claremont Street, Aberdeen, and his wife Jennie Robb.[1] He studied architecture at Robert Gordon's College from September 1919 to June 1921 then was a pupil of George Bennett Mitchell in Aberdeen until September 1924.[1] He returned to Robert Gordon's College for the post-diploma course, which he completed in June 1925.[1]