Alastair Craig Paterson CBE, FREng (15 January 1924 – 20 July 2021) was a British

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. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the 124th President of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1988 to November 1989 and President of the Institution of Structural Engineers from 1984 to 1985.

Career

After graduating from the Royal Technical College, Glasgow in 1944, Paterson joined the

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and reached the rank of

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. He completed his service in 1948 having gained the position of Deputy Assistant Director Mechanical Engineering (North Burma and China). In 1948 Paterson joined Merz & McLelland in Esher, then Aberdeen. In 1958 he left to join Taylor Woodrow working with Frank Gibb on nuclear power station projects. He became a partner of F R Bullen in 1960 and founded their Glasgow office. He was involved in the structural engineering of the Aberdeen School of Art. In 1966 he moved to London becoming Senior Partner and worked on projects such as Dungeness B power station and

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, Carnaerfon. He became Chairman of the British Consultants' Bureau in 1976. He was President of the Institution of Structural Engineers from 1984 to 1985, and President of the Institution of Civil Engineers from November 1988 to November 1989. Paterson died in Chichester in July 2021 at the age of 97.Alastair C. Paterson obituary
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Paterson, Alastair Craig 1924 births 2021 deaths Alumni of the University of Strathclyde Engineers from Glasgow Presidents of the Institution of Civil Engineers Scottish civil engineers Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers officers British Army personnel of World War II Military personnel from Glasgow