Basic Site Details
| Name: | Cumbernauld Town Centre, Phase II |
| Town, district or village: | Cumbernauld New Town |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | Architects responsible: Dudley Leaker, G. Copcutt, John Ogg, Neil Dadge, P. Aitken See Architects Journal Details: Begun: 1955 Completed: 1967 Floor area: 15,000m2 Sectors: Public realm, Retail Total cost: £2M Tender date: 1955 |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Urban planning | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1968 | Build/construction | ||
| 16 February 1968 | Build/construction | Construction of reinforced concrete structure in second phase of multi-level town centre for development corporation, £220,000 | |
| 16 February 1968 | Build/construction | Structure for phase 2a of multi-level town centre | |
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 | |
| Dudley Roberts Leaker | A | 1962 | 1967 | ||
| Milan Prodanovich | A | October 1964 | After 1967 | ||
| Neil Jordan Dadge | A | Before 1964 | 1967 | ||
| Douglas ('Doug') Stonelake | A | c. 1964 | 1966 | Involved in development | |
| Alan Neill Stewart | A | 1967 | 1972 | As project architect | |
| Cumbernauld New Town Development Corporation | A | 1968 | |||
| Krystyna Maria Johnson | A | 1968 | Was involved with the design at this point | ||
| Duncan Logan (Builders) Ltd | 16 February 1968 | Construction of reinforced concrete structure in second phase of multi-level town centre for development corporation, £220,000 | |||
| Duncan Logan (Builders) Ltd | 16 February 1968 | Structure for phase 2a of multi-level town centre | |||
| Philip Aitken | A | Late 1960s | |||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p563 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p49 Photograph of Town Centre | |
| Gold, John R | The Practice of Modernism: Modern Architects and Urban Transformation, 1954–1972 | ||||
| http://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/ | http://www.ajbuildingslibrary.co.uk/projects/display/id/2986 | ||||
| Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, David Whitham | Docomomo Scotland Leaflet | p230 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Building | 4 August 1967 | p94 | ||
| Building | 16 February 1968 | p245 | ||
| Scotsman | 18 March 2003 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Douglas Stonelake | Interview of Douglas Stonelake by Jessica Taylor, 4 November 2008 in Glasgow | ||
| RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | ||