Background
Dinwiddie, John Ekin was born on October 27, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Stewart and Helen (Starrett) Dinwiddie.
Dinwiddie, John Ekin was born on October 27, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of William Stewart and Helen (Starrett) Dinwiddie.
B Architecture, University of Michigan, 1925. Booth Travelling fellow, 1927.
; children—Bettie, John Putnam. Married second, Evelyn Sprott, February 1955. Architectural designer, New York City, 1927-1930.
Private practice, San Francisco, 1930-1953.
Architect Division Defense Housing, Federal Public Housing Authority, 1941-1944. Professor, dean School Architecture Tulane University, New Orleans, since 1953.
Visiting lecturer University of California, 1950-1951, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1953, University of Pennsylvania, 1953, Alabama Polytech. Institute, 1953; consultant architect State of Louisiana Work exhibited Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco Museum of Artist
Represented in Department of State permanent travelling exhibit.
Member American International Assurance, Tau Sigma Delta, Sigma Phi. Work public in major architectural journals, text books, also histories of the United States architecture.
Married Frances Matthews, 1930 (divorced 1944). Married second, Evelyn Sprott, February 1955. Children: Bettie, John Putnam.