J. Stuart Renton RSA 15/09/1929-23/01/2006

Stuart Renton RSA was a talented architect, who began his training as Dux in Art at the Royal High School in Edinburgh. He was accepted into the School of Architecture at Edinburgh College of Art where, by his third year he had won the Civic Medal and in the following years, several Andrew Grant Scholarships.

His professional career took off in 1955 with Alan Reiach and four years later he became a founding partner in the combined practice of Reiach and Hall, where he worked until his retirement in 1991. He was responsible, with Alan Reiach, for the New Club on Princes Street and many other significant projects including his award-winning work for British Steel at Airdrie.