Born: 20 January 1951 at Wemyss Street, Rosyth
Died: 23 January 2006 Doha, State of Qatar. Cardio-respiratory Arrest [Death Certificate registered at British Embassy at Doha Entry 94]
Burial: Douglas Bank Cemetery, Dunfermline, Fife
Parents: Harold Edward David Eydmann 1925- and Rose Ann Conway McGrath 19
Marriage 1: Sheena Guthrie
Children:
- Fiona Eydmann
- Kirsteen Eydmann
Marriage 2:
Children: Liana
- Douglas Eydmann
Primary School: St John’s, Rosyth
High School: St Andrew’s High, Kirkcaldy
Further Education: University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. B.Sc. (Hons) Environmental Engineering
Profession: Chartered Engineer. Member of the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
Career Information: On graduating from university in 1973 he took up a trainee position in the largest firm of Building Services Consulting Engineers in Hong Kong. After two years he took an engineering position with UK-based consultants and subsequently with a group of design and build contractors. Returning to Hong Kong in 1981 as an Associate with his original company and subsequently became involved in projects in Malaysia in 1983. In 1985 he was transferred to Singapore as Director and General Manager before opening regional offices in Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta. 1993 saw the creation of Coterie International and he transferred over full time in 1994 and became Director and Senior Consultant within the group. His career spanned all aspects of engineering services through a wide range of countries and markets from the simplest of buildings to the planning of townships, hydroelectric and nuclear power plants and similar types of demanding projects. [from Personal CV, Coterie International].
Projects [from Personal CV, Coterie International]
- UOB Plaza, Singapore
- AIA Tower, Singapore
- Capital Tower, Singapore
- Vision City, Kuala Lumpur
- The Gateway, Singapore
- The Metropolitan, Ho Chi Minh City
- PTC Headquarters, Papua New Guinea
- The Beaufort Hotel, Singapre
- The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore
- Sheraton Lagoon, Bali
- Nusa Dua Beach Hotel, Bali
- The Novotel Dalat, Vietnam
- The Oriental, Bangkok
- The Mandarin, Hong Kong
David made a specialty of theatre, arts and other large public venue design and construction. He was associated with multi-disciplinary consultants JWA who described themselves as offering an integrated specialist service for architects and organisations concerned with planning, design, redevelopment and refurbishment, administration and management of concert halls, theatres, opera houses, multi-purpose auditoria, conference and leisure centres. [from an undated article published online at http://www.theatrecrafts.com/archive/cue/cue_52_6.pdf]