Basic Site Details
| Name: | Braehead Social Housing |
| Town, district or village: | Girdle Toll |
| City or county: | Ayrshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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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 | |
| 1977 | 1979 | Build/construction | |
| 1979 | Won award or awards | Saltire Commendation | |
| 1980 | Won award or awards | Civic trust Commendation | |
| 1981 | Won award or awards | GIA Award | |
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 | |
| Henry Roan Rutherford | A | 1977 | 1979 | As project architect for Irvine New Town Development Corporation | |
| Irvine New Town Development Corporation (or Irvine Development Corporation) | A | 1977 | 1979 | With R Rutherford as project architect. | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p337 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p574 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Roan Rutherford | Information sent to Dictionary | ||