Background
Mr. MacEwen was born in Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom, on December 24, 1911. He was the son of Alexander MacEwen, first leader of the Scottish National Party.
(Malcolm MacEwen's autobiography tells the story of his tr...)
Malcolm MacEwen's autobiography tells the story of his transition from communism and Marxism to the conservation movement - a journey from red to green in the political spectrum, albeit to a green informed by elements of Marxism.
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Mr. MacEwen was born in Inverness, Highland, United Kingdom, on December 24, 1911. He was the son of Alexander MacEwen, first leader of the Scottish National Party.
Malcolm MacEwen was educated at Rossall School in England, as his father hoped he would not acquire a strong Scottish accent. He studied forestry at the University of Aberdeen, during which time he lost a leg in a car accident. He also joined the Labour Party, and served as a councillor in Banff for a time. However, he decided to requalify as a lawyer, studying at the University of Edinburgh, where he joined the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB).
Mr. MacEwen began his journalism career in 1944, as a correspondent in the British House of Commons for London’s Daily Worker, after having worked for the Scottish Daily Worker scanning for libelous material. In 1956, he left the Daily Worker and the Communist Party for the Architect’s Journal, a post which he held for the next three years.
In 1960, Mr. MacEwan became the head of information services for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). Malcolm MacEwen stayed at RIBA until 1972; in his later years there, he served as head of public affairs and as editor of the RIBA Journal. In 1974, his book, Crisis in Architecture, was published. After his retirement, Mr. MacEwen turned his talents toward conservation.
(Malcolm MacEwen's autobiography tells the story of his tr...)
Mr. MacEwen was an avid supporter of Marxism and the Communist Party.