| CECIL SCOTT BURGESS | CAC Accession No: 44 |
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DESCRIPTION Born in Bombay, India, Cecil Scott Burgess (1870-1971) worked primarily in Edmonton, Alta. He began his career as an associate architect in the Montreal firm of Nobbs and Hyde. In 1910 he taught at the School of Architecture of McGill University, moving to Edmonton in 1913 where he held the position of professor of architecture at the University of Alberta until his retirement. Burgess also worked as a consulting architect to the Alberta Government for administrative offices. Architectural Drawings, 1900-7, 17 drawings. Included are measured drawings of Italian architecture and measured drawings and sketches of architecture in Montreal. In addition, there are five drawings, primarily elevations, of the MacDonald Engineering Building of McGill University depicting the building after it was ruined by a fire on April 5, 1907. The MacDonald Engineering Building was designed by Andrew Thomas Taylor (1850-1937) and George William Hamilton Gordon (ca. 1854-1906) in 1893. | |