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Person
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Joass, John James
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Description area
Dates of existence
1868-1952
History
John James Joass was a Scottish architect, born in Dingwall, Scotland. His father, William Cumming Joass was an established architect in that town.
He was given basic training with his father, and then in 1885 articled with John Burnet & Son in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1890 he moved to the firm of Robert Rowand Anderson, and then in 1893 to London. After a number of positions he joined John Belcher's practice in 1896. He became a partner in 1905, and continued the practice after the death of Belcher in 1913.