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Arthur Ling (Arthur George Ling) was born on 20 September, 1913 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, is a British architect and town planner. Discover Arthur Ling's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?
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Arthur George Ling |
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| Age |
82 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo |
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20 September, 1913 |
| Birthday |
20 September |
| Birthplace |
Swindon, Wiltshire, England |
| Date of death |
20 December, 1995 |
| Died Place |
Helmdon, Brackley, Northamptonshire |
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Arthur Ling Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Arthur Ling's Wife?
His wife is Marjorie Tall
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Marjorie Tall |
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4 |
Arthur Ling Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Arthur Ling worth at the age of 82 years old? Arthur Ling’s income source is mostly from being a successful architect. He is from . We have estimated Arthur Ling's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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| Source of Income |
architect |
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Arthur George Ling (20 September 1913 – 20 December 1995) was a British architect and town planner.
Ling was born in Swindon, Wiltshire on 20 September 1913.
He was educated at Christ's Hospital, Horsham before winning a scholarship to study at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London.
Ling began his career as a planner at London County Council in 1936 before joining the modernist practice of Maxwell Fry and Walter Gropius in 1937.
After graduating a BA (Architecture), he was awarded a Diploma in Town Planning in 1938.
Ling joined the Communist Party as a student and, following a visit in 1939, stayed on in the USSR to study Soviet town planning.
He married Marjorie Tall on 22 April 1939 with whom he would have one son and three daughters.
At the beginning of the Second World War, he became structural engineer at the City of London Corporation before returning to the county council in 1941 where he helped to prepare the County of London Plan.
Ling featured in two films on planning: Proud City (1946) on the 1943 County of London Plan, and Basingstoke - Runcorn: British New Towns (1974), a Canadian information film.
From 1955 to 1964, he was City Architect and Planning Officer for Coventry.
In 1955, he became City Architect and Planning Officer for Coventry.
Ling was made Vice President of the Royal Institute of British Architects from 1963 to 1964, and Honorary Treasurer from 1964 to 1967.
Following several part-time positions at the Hammersmith School of Art and UCL, Ling was appointed Professor and Head of Nottingham University’s Department of Architecture in 1964.
In that capacity, he created the Runcorn new town masterplan and the world's first bus rapid transit system, the Runcorn Busway, while sketching on the back of an envelope.
He was active in the Society for Cultural Relations with the USSR after the Second World War and was a founder member of the Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding in 1965.
As head of Nottingham University’s Department of Architecture, he was Consultant Architect-Planner for the Runcorn New Town Masterplan (1967).
There he invented the Runcorn Busway, the world's first bus rapid transit system.
He was President of the Town Planning Institute from 1968 to 1969.
He died on 20 December 1995 at his home in Helmdon, Brackley, Northamptonshire.
