Basic Biographical Details

Name: Building Design Partnership (later BDP)
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Bio Notes: Building Design Partnership was started by George Grenfell-Baines about 1960. The Scottish branch had three partners in 1975: R N Smart who was an architect and two engineers, J Rodin and A B Garven.

In 1979 the partners were A McCrory, William Jack, Norman Keith Scott, J Rodin and A B Garven. Other offices were in Westminster, London, Preston and Manchester in Lancashire and Belfast, Co. Antrim. J Rodin and A B Garven were engineers. By 1981 the partners had remained the same but as regards the engineers, R K Sparkes and R D Coulthard had replacd J Rodin.

By 2000 Angus Kerr seems to have been a partner.

Private and Business Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this :
 AddressTypeDate fromDate toNotes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow, Scotland    

Employment and Training

Employees or Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details):
 NameDate fromDate toPositionNotes
Item 1 of 12John Keith Ingham1959 Associate 
Item 2 of 12George Grenfell-Baines (Professor Sir)c. 1960 PartnerFounding Partner
Item 3 of 12George Scott Calder19641967Assistant 
Item 4 of 12J N Smart1975 Partner 
Item 5 of 12Andrew Alexander McCrory1976 Senior Partner 
Item 6 of 12William Jack1979 * Partner 
Item 7 of 12Norman Keith Scott1979 Partner 
Item 8 of 12Andrew Alexander McCroryBefore 1979 Partner 
Item 9 of 12Thomas Macpherson Berry1980s Consultant 
Item 10 of 12Andrew Alexander McCrory1986 ChairmanOffice chairman. Architectural chairman in 1989.
Item 11 of 12Bruce Duncan Kennedy1998 Architect 
Item 12 of 12Bruce Duncan Kennedy2007 Architect Director 

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Buildings and Designs

This was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):
 Date startedBuilding nameTown, district or villageIslandCity or countyCountryNotes
Item 1 of 31 Offices, Broomielaw  GlasgowScotland 
Item 2 of 311960University of Glasgow Hall of Residence, Garscube Estate  GlasgowScotlandGrenfell-Baines and Hargreaves became the Building Design Partnership which won design competition. The first true multi discipline commission as Building Design Partnership
Item 3 of 311964University of Glasgow, Garscube Site, Veterinary Hospital & SchoolGarscube, Bearsden GlasgowScotlandVeterinary School
Item 4 of 311968University of Strathclyde, John Anderson Building  GlasgowScotland 
Item 5 of 31Before 1975Landscaped office for the Scottish Tourist Board  GlasgowScotland 
Item 6 of 31Before 1975Shopping CentreNewton Mearns RenfrewshireScotland 
Item 7 of 31Before 1975University of Strathclyde, Todd Building (Faculty of Bio-Sciences)  GlasgowScotland 
Item 8 of 311976Queen's College  GlasgowScotlandRear extension - described as Phase 3
Item 9 of 311980sFlats, St Kenneth DriveGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 10 of 311980sUpper Dens redevelopment  DundeeScotlandLandscaping between houses including gazebo
Item 11 of 311980Gallahers Distribution ShedDennistoun GlasgowScotland 
Item 12 of 31Before 1981Biosciences building for the University of Strathclyde  GlasgowScotland 
Item 13 of 31Before 1981Clyde Iron WorksCambuslang LanarkshireScotlandFeasibility study
Item 14 of 31Before 1981Factory for SDAVale of Leven DunbartonshireScotland 
Item 15 of 31Before 1981Factory for SDABeith AyrshireScotland 
Item 16 of 31Before 1981Feasibility study at Cuningar LoopDalmarnock GlasgowScotland 
Item 17 of 31Before 1981Houses for Tarbert EstatesTarbert ArgyllScotland 
Item 18 of 31Before 1981Land reclamation Ballachulish ArgyllScotland 
Item 19 of 31Before 1981Tenements at LinthouseLinthouse GlasgowScotland 
Item 20 of 31Before 1981Tenements at ReidvaleReidvale GlasgowScotlandRehabilitation
Item 21 of 311982FlatsGovan GlasgowScotland 
Item 22 of 311982Waverley Market Centre  EdinburghScotland 
Item 23 of 311986Victoria Industrial EstateAirdrie LanarkshireScotland 
Item 24 of 311988Atlantic Quay  GlasgowScotland 
Item 25 of 311989Her Majesty's Theatre, Gorbals StreetGorbals GlasgowScotlandBrick facade and foyer
Item 26 of 31Before 1991Scottish Widows Headquarters  EdinburghScotland 
Item 27 of 311992The Big Idea Exhibition HallIrvine AyrshireScotland 
Item 28 of 31April 1992Inland Revenue Centre 1 Building (new building)Phillipshill, East Kilbride LanarkshireScotland 
Item 29 of 312003Perth Concert HallPerth PerthshireScotland 
Item 30 of 312009Union Square commercial development  AberdeenScotland 
Item 31 of 312013Riverside EastGarthdee AberdeenScotlandOpened this year

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this :
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p556