Flight Lieutenant, Royal Canadian Air Force, 1941-1945; Hunter worked as an architect in Canada while studying at McGill University; Draftsman, Maginnis and Walsh, Montreal, QC, Canada, 1948-1949; Draftsman and Planner, Richard Neutra, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1952-1953; Job Captain, Pereira and Luckman, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1954; Partner, Hunter and Ling, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1953-1954; Project Manager, Pereira and Luckman, Architects, Los Angeles, CA, 1954-1956; Principal, Richard James Hunter, Architect, Los Angeles, CA, 1956-

He taught in the architecture and urban studies departments of Penn State University, State College, PA, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, and Loyola-Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA;

Hunter belonged to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA); Planning Advisor, City of Saint Johns, NL, Canada, 1951;

B.Arch., McGill University, Montreal, CA, 1950; M.Arch., McGill University, Montreal, CA, 1951;

Canadian Government Fellowship in Community Planning and Housing, McGill University, Montreal, CA, 1951;

Wife: Jana Hunter; children: Kevin, Diana, and Chris; grandchildren: Blakely, Beaton, and Flynn;

When surveyed in 1962, Hunter reported that he had traveled in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Italy, Holland and Canada.