MALCOLM, David Alexander (1904-1971) was employed as the Chief Architect of the Montreal Tramways Company (later called the Montreal Transport Commmission ) from 1930 until after 1950. He designed several buildings for the Commission including the Cremazie Shops, several Autobus Repair shops, the Villeray Garage, and the Garland Waiting Room.
Born in Dundee, Scotland on 26 September 1904, he served a four year apprenticeship with Thomas M. Cappon, FRIBA, in Dundee, and studied architecture at Dundee Technical College. He emigrated to Canada in 1924 and obtained a position as a staff architect at the Head Office of the Royal Bank of Canada, working under the supervision of S.G. Davenport, the Chief Architect for the Bank. After a three year term with the Royal Bank (1924-27), he joined the Bank of Montreal in their newly opened Architectural Department, and designed several branches for the bank from 1927 to 1929, including the Bank of Montreal, Girouard Avenue at Monkland Avenue, MONTREAL, QUE. (1928). He left his position with the bank in 1929 and spent two and half years in the office of Lawson & Little acting as local site supervisor for their commission to build the Chateau Montebello at Montebello, Que. (1930). He continued to live and work in Montreal until after 1960. Malcolm died in Montreal on 2 April 1971 (death notice Gazette [Montreal], 3 April 1971, 40; inf. from Province of Quebec Assoc. of Architects).