In his own words, here is Robert's introduction.
I was born in northwest England and grew up in Chester, a small city on the border between England and Wales. I studied Architecture at the University of Edinburgh from 1987 to 1992. On graduating during an economic slump, I initially worked designing and building specialist bicycles, followed by a period as an Architectural Assistant. I passed my professional exams and registered as an Architect in 1999, working first in a professional Architectural practice, then for a property developer, in Edinburgh.
My family emigrated to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2010 and I worked with WHW Architects (Now Architecture 49, part of the WSP group) as a Project Architect. We moved to Fergus in February 2015, and I joined prominent Rotarian Jim Fryett at his office in Elora. At the time, Jim was in the early stages of planning his retirement and eventually we agreed that I would buy into the business, first as a 50% partner, and now as sole owner of the renamed Fryett Turner Architects Inc. My family all became Canadian Citizens in 2018.
I am married with three adult children, one of whom lives in Edinburgh. When not designing buildings, I enjoy designing and making a variety of models and machines, such as model airplanes, steam engines, Wind turbines and so on. I am currently volunteering on the committee of the Rural Wellington Hospice, aiming to get a hospice built in Fergus to provide much-needed palliative care services to the rural community.
In this photo (L-R) are Andrew Johnson, Robert Turner, Tracey Curtis and Dennis Weiler (Robert's membership proposer).
