Résumé

Architect, Walker McGough Architects, Spokane, WA.

Partner, Walker McGough Foltz Nixon, Architects, Spokane, WA, 1966-1969.

Partner, McClure / Nixon, Architects, Seattle, WA, 1969-1975.

Partner, McClure / Nixon / Farr, Architects, Seattle, WA, c. 1975-1979. McClure / Nixon / Farr Architects merged with the Seattle architectural firm of The Richardson Associates (TRA).

Professional Activities

Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Registered Architect in the State of WA, 1961. A Spokane Chronicle article described the State of WA's architectural registration practices in 1961: “'It is the culmination of five years of study and, under the new architects' licensing law for the state of Washington, three years of office practice, before taking the examination,’" Mrs. Windowski explained. “The four-day examination covers sight planning, design, structural engineering, specification writing, office practice and mechanical and electrical comprehension. It is given at the University of Washington in Seattle. The would-be architects must be passed, also, by the National Registration Board of Architects.” (See "12 Couples Are Honored Guests at Reception," Spokane Chronicle, 11/14/1961, p. 19.)

President, AIA, Seattle Chapter, Seattle, WA, 1970.

Professional Awards

Fellow, American Institute of Architects (FAIA).

College

B.S., Architecture, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, 1952.

Coursework, University of Oregon (U of O), School of Architecture and the Allied Arts, Eugene, OR, c. 1955.

A newspaper article in the Spokane Chronicle said of Nixon's education: "Robert J. Nixon, formerly of Bonners Ferry, Idaho, attended the University of Idaho and the University of Oregon summer school. Nixon was a research photographer in the School of Aviation with the Air Force in San Antonio." (See "12 Couples Are Honored Guests at Reception," Spokane Chronicle, 11/14/1961, p. 19.)

Relocation

Born in Ontario, OR, Robert J. Nixon graduated with a B.S. Architecture from the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, in 1952.

Spouse

He wed Paula Jean Cunningham (born 02/02/1953) on 09/05/1981. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: kingcoarchmc482465, accessed 11/15/2021.) They divorced on 01/14/1999 in Clallam County, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington State Divorce Indexes, 1969-2014, accessed 11/15/2021.)

He wed Shirley Ann Waters on 03/07/1999 in Jefferson County, WA. (See Ancestry.com, Source Citation Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013; Reference Number: 3141434, accessed 11/15/2021.)