Basic Site Details
| Name: | Enterprise Scotland 1947 Exhibition |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Exhibition centre | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| August 1947 | Room layouts and design plan included in the Builder (29.8.1947) | ||
| 25 August 1947 | Opened | Exhibition opened at the Royal Scottish Museum by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester | |
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 | |
| James Gardner | 1947 | Chief designer | |||
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | A | 1947 | Layout architect | ||
| Alexander Esmé Gordon (or Esmé Gordon) | A | 1947 | Designed the room layouts | ||
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | 1947 | Layout - Spence responsible | ||
| John Hardie Glover | A | 1947 | Claims to have worked on this, although before he joined Spence firm | ||
| Peter Burnett Caird | A | 1947 | Worked on this as a student architect with Basil Spence & Partners during year out from ECA. | ||
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 | |
| Edinburgh Industrial Museum | |
References
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 29 August 1947 | p229-32 | ||
| Builder | 12 September 1947 | p288-9 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Courtesy of Peter B Caird | Information sent to DSA | Sent March 2011 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Hardie Glover: F no5473 (combined box 81) | |