Basic Site Details
| Name: | Hutchesontown / Gorbals Area A Housing |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1957 | 1962 | Build/construction | |
| 1959 | Won award or awards | 1959 Saltire Society Award for Flats (completed in 1958): 4-storey block (36 maisonettes); four 3-storey blocks (15 flats each) at right-angles to 4-storey block | |
| 1960 | Won award or awards | Civic Trust Class I - Design Commended | |
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 | |
| Archibald George Jury | A | 1956 | 1962 | As Chief Architect and Planning Office/Director of Planning | |
| Glasgow Office of Public Works Architectural Department (later Glasgow Corporation City Engineer's Department) | A | 1956 | 1962 | ||
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Parent Structure and Site
| This structure is related to the following parent structure or site (click the item to view details): | ||
| Building name | Notes | |
| Hutchesontown / Gorbals Redevelopment | Prototype and showpiece for city's post-war Modernist phase of reconstruction |
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 | p569 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p99 Hutchesontown Area A | |
| Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p222, p224, p368 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 1 January 1960 | 'News of the Week: Saltire Society Awards' p17 | ||
| Builder | 8 January 1960 | p45; photo with caption | ||
| Builder | 18 August 1961 | 'Civic Trust Design Awards, 1960 - Results of Competitions in the County Boroughs, The Awards, Scotland' pp304-305 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Mitchell Library | Glasgow City Archives | 1956/721 | Dean of Guild Court |