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Basic Site Details
| Name: | India Place redevelopment |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Flats | ||
| Clinic/Surgery | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| India Place | ||
| Kerr Street | ||
| MacKenzie Place | ||
| Saunders Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Won award or awards | RIBA Directory 1981 does not specify date or source. | ||
| 1970 | Proposed | ||
| 1972 | 1976 | Build/construction | |
| 1972 | Plans drawn up | 'Work on the erection of 165 houses at the above site is at detailed design stage. In view of the high costs of this redevelopment the Scottish Development Department has not yet indicated the level of subsidy it is prepared to grant' (Edinburgh Corporation Housing Committee, 1972) | |
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Dennis Graham Rodwell | Architect | B | 1971 | University of Cambridge 5th Year design project: development of stepped terraced flats and underground parking. | |
| Ian Grant Rogers | Architect | A | 1972 | 1976 | |
| James Richard Latimer | Architect | A | 1972 | 1976 | |
| Michael Donald Laird | Architect | A | 1972 | 1976 | |
| Michael Laird & Partners | A | 1972 | 1976 | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Edinburgh Corporation Housing Committee | 1972 | Annual Visit to Housing Developments | Pillans and Wilson Ltd, Edinburgh | ||
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p576 | ||
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Dennis Rodwell | Information sent to Dictionary | ||
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