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In 1906 it was called Melvin L. King Architects; then in 1932 it changed to Melvin L. & Harry A. King Architects when Harry King became a partner; n 1945, it changed to Melvin L., Harry A. & Curtis King Architects when Curtis King became a partner, and in 1959 Russell King became a partner —
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The Practice was founded in 1892 by Herbert Tooley and then later Reginald "Rex" Foster joined as Partner in 1910. The Practice was known as The Tooley & Foster Partnership for over a century and in 2022 changed to just Tooley Foster. The Practice has always been based in Buckhurst Hill, Essex.
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Founded by William Mason with William Clayton in partnership as Mason & Clayton; thence joined in partnership by Nathaniel Wales by 1871; thence by the latter's son PY Wales and his grandson NYA Wales; and then his great-grandson Niel YA Wales from 1956; thence to Ashley Muir from 1970 and his
34:. Very few architectural practices are still operating whose foundation pre-dates the beginning of the 20th C and it would not be unreasonable to conclude that any practice that was founded in the 18th or 19th C should be listed as amongst the oldest surviving 210:& Saxon in 1922, then Saxon Smith & Partners in 1947, then Saxon Smith Lovelock Mitchell in 1972, then Lovelock Mitchell & Partners from 1975. Today operates as Lovelock Mitchell Architects, an employee-owned trust. 164:
Founded as Sheldon Smith, the firm's name was changed to Field, Hinchman & Smith in 1903; then renamed Smith, Hinchman & Grylls in 1907; in 2000, the firm changed its name to SmithGroup.
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The firm began under the name Rogers, Whitestone & Co., Architects, changing its name to Henry Whitestone in 1857, to D.X. Murphy & Brother in 1890, and to Luckett & Farley in 1962.
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Founded as AJ Stedman, Architect & Surveyor; thence AJ & LR Stedman Architects from 1940; thence Stedman & Blower Architects from 1964; thence
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Founded by Alex B Wilson, later joined by his grandson and his wife Blair & Beth Wilson by 1971; thence run by their son, Hamilton from 1995
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Founded by Swan & Lermit as surveyors/engineers; thence, joined by James Wadell Boyd Maclaren in 1892 as Swan & Maclaren;
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be operating continuously from the date of foundation, albeit a change of names or ownership is likely over intervening centuries
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Founded as Edgington & Son; thence Edgington & Spink from 1907; thence Edgington Spink & Hyne from 1955
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be predominantly an architectural practice, designing and constructing buildings and like structures
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in the late 19th C; thence to father and sons, the Groom family from the 3rd quarter of the 20th C
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be registered in their home territory as architects or architectural designers
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joined as architect partner in 1897 till 1915; thence to successor partners
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List of the world's oldest architectural practices continuously operating
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son, Hamish Muir and his business partner Francis Whitaker, as of today
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around the globe. In order to qualify for the list a practice must:
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in 1860, becoming Lockwood & Sons in 1892, then Lockwood
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Australia's Oldest Architecture dynasty celebrates 130 years
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changing the firm’s name to King & King Architects.
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King & King Architects
architectural firms
John Carr (architect)
Walter Henry Brierley
Luckett & Farley
Henry Whitestone
SmithGroup
Thomas Edgington
T.M. Lockwood
Thomas Lockwood
Abercrombie
Archimedes Russell
William Douglas Caröe
Archibald Alexander Swan & Alfred Lermit
Regent Alfred John Bidwell
Stedman Blower
Arthur Stedman
Stedman Blower Architects
"Oldest architectural firm explains"
"Singapore's oldest architectural firm"
"Australia's oldest architectural dynasty"
Giles Worsley
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0-9536574-1-8
"Practice & Values"
https://architecturenow.co.nz/articles/itinerary-dunedin
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0-7190-2449-8
https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/news/australia-s-oldest-architecture-dynasty-wilson-arc
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