Search Database
James Mollison Wilson
1887 - 1965
Nationality
United Kingdom

Education
Royal Academy of Arts

Degree
Architect
James Mollison Wilson
Source: JM The Story of an Architect, by C.H.Lindsey Smith
Work
StartEndBuildingLocationCountry
19221924Al al-Bayt UniversityBaghdadIraq
19471951Baghdad International Railway StationBaghdadIraq
Number of published projects in the database: 2
Notes
In 1910, J. M. Wilson (1887–1965) moved to London as assistant to Gibson Skipwith & Gordon and studied at the Royal Academy of Arts. He then worked with Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, and in 1918 he became Deputy Director of Civil Works in Baghdad. In 1920 he was promoted to Director of Public Works in Iraq. He worked extensively with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company when he was in the Middle East. Eventually, in the mid 1950s, he founded J. M. Wilson, H. C. Mason & Partners. 
Information in this database is updated constantly. Do not hesitate to send us comments, information, or illustrations (with appropriate credits) to database@arab-architecture.org
Online Media