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Ian Mackinlay Obituary
Aug 13, 1926 - Dec 22, 2017
Orinda - Lake Tahoe
John B. "Ian" Mackinlay passed away from complications of flu/pneumonia on December 22, 2017, at Lake Tahoe, surrounded by family. Ian was born in San Francisco in 1926 to Jack Mackinlay and Ruth Kroll Mackinlay. Ian served in the Navy from 1944 to 1946 and studied Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley. In 1951, he married Katherine "Cricket" Strong in Paris, France. Their first 3 children were born in Nuremberg, Germany and following 2 in Berkeley CA. Ian returned to California in 1957 where he lectured in Architecture at UC Berkeley from 1957 to 1960. In 1959 he founded Ian Mackinlay and Associates in Orinda, which became Mackinlay Winnacker McNeil (MWM) with offices in Oakland, Hawaii, Guam and Saudi Arabia. His distinguished career in architecture includes becoming a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) in 1975 and receiving over 50 awards for design. In 1990 he left MWM to found Ian Mackinlay Architecture (IMA) in San Francisco, which specialized in Forensic Architecture and Snow & Cold design and investigation. Ian married Carol Felich in 1980. After selling IMA in 2007 he retired to Lake Tahoe, CA. Ian is survived by his wife Carol, children Jock (Polle), Katherine (Ted), Bruce (Cameran), Clif (Carolyn) and Robert (Mimi), 7 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter as well as his step-children Sheldon Felich (Tamara), Greg Felich (Dede) and Dana Friedland (David) and step-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday March 18th 2018 at the Alumni House, Berkeley, CA from 2-5 pm.
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