Tony Lodge PCSAAT MCIAT – Founding Member dies aged 88

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Tony Lodge PCSAAT MCIAT.

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Tony Lodge PCSAAT MCIAT on 14 April aged 88 after a two month stay in hospital. A full tribute will appear in the summer issue of AT Journal.

CIAT would not be where it is today without the tremendous impact that Tony Lodge made not only in the early formation of SAAT in 1965, and before, but throughout the course of its life. He was a fountain of knowledge and a wise guru that the Institute treasured as one of its founding fathers.

In the early formation of the Institute, Tony worked tirelessly, whilst holding down a day job and supporting a family, to get SAAT up and running, operating as its first Honorary Secretary and Treasurer. Working alongside the Institute's other pivotal forefathers such as Alan King, George Lowe and Bruce Sheerin, Tony pulled it all together and successfully led SAAT in its formative years and even turned his hand to designing the Society's distinctive logo. Tony was active within all areas of the Society and was fundamental in helping to establish the Irish Association of Architectural Technicians (IAAT). 

Tony was a man of ideas, which were represented with much thought and care and presented in a clear and informed manner. This skill added much benefit to many a Council meeting or critical decision over the years and made him a highly respected figure and encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Institute. Tony held all three of the main offices; Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, sat on numerous Committees and Taskforces and acted as Regional Councillor for the Greater London Region in the early 1990s.

He always had a very keen interest in the Institute that he helped to nurture and develop and looked after it as any grandfather would their grandchild. He regularly commented on new initiatives or passed on his ideas to progress the Institute that he loved. Without such a passion, drive and determination of unsung heroes such as Tony, CIAT would not be the forward thinking and vibrant Institute it is today.

Our thoughts are with his widow, Anna and family.