Basic Site Details Name: | Burrell Collection | City or county: | Glasgow | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | A listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Structural engineer Felix J Samuely Landscape consultant Margaret Maxwell Contractor Taylor Woodrow Construction
| Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Gallery | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 2060, Pollokhaws Road | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | | 1983 | Opened | | | 1971 | | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | | | 1971 | | Plans dated | Date of competition designs by Alan Reiach | | 1972 | | Competition results announced | John Meunier, Barry Gasson and Brit Andreson won the competition | | 1982 | | Completion | |
PeopleDesign and Construction
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe 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 | | | p568 | | Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p41 | | Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | | | p616 | | Willis, Peter | 1977 | New architecture in Scotland | | | p15-16 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architects Journal | 19 October 1983 | | | 'Barry's Burrell Gallery' | | RIBA Journal | April 1985 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | 'To Honour a Fine Building: Report of the RIBA critique and discussion of the Burrell Collection February 26', Vol 92, no 4, (April 1985) p11 [B Gasson quoted]. | | Twentieth Century Architecture | 2012 | v10 | | B Calder `Castles, Cows and Glasshouses: The Burrell Collection architectural competition' pp37-49 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Burrell Archive | The Burrell Collection Information | | Competition brief (1-3) 1971. | | Courtesy of Ian M T Samuel | Information sent to Yvonne Hillyard March 2012 | | | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 52002 | | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Alan Reiach Collection | | AR 31/1-10, RA 239/107 and 110 | | Strathclyde Regional Archives | Glasgow Dean of Guild | 1975/C/59 | Dean of Guild drawings, dated 5 November 1975, Glasgow Archives (1975/C/59). |
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