Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Faculty building
	University

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
	Address	Main entrance?	Notes
	King's Buildings

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	20 January 1961		Completion	new group of buildings associated with existing engineering building - including workshops, laboratories for electrical and structural engineering, library, lecture halls, student common room and staff accommodation; different materials have been used: lecture theatre of reinforced concrete with timber cladding; steel and glass link bridge; 2-storey lab and drawing office in exposed welded steel clad in plywood and aluminium; 5-storey library and staff room in reinforced (partly pre-stressed) concrete frame, clad with moisac lined brick on ends; classroom unit with structural brick party walls; use of aluminium windows throughout per Builder p101
	1966		Build/construction	Structures laboratory

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
	Blyth & Blyth			1961		structural engineers per Builder 20 Jan 1961 p82
	Devaprosad Chakravarti			1961		architectural assistant of William Knight
	George Wilkie			1961		architectural assistant of William Knight
	James O'Donahue			1961		architectural assistant of William Knight
	W Clerihew			1961		per Builder 20 Jan 1961 p101
	Robert Joseph Gardner-Medwin		A	1966		In association with Kingam Knight Associates
	Evan Anthony Kneale		B	1966		In association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
	Kingham Knight Associates/Kingham Knight		B	1966		In association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
	Norman Frederick Kingham		B	1966		In association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
	Stuart Douglas Russell		B	1966		In association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.
	William Knight		B	1966		In association with Professor Gardner-Medwin.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	RIBA	1970	RIBA Directory 1970

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	20 January 1961			'Edinburgh University Engineering Building' pp100-104; photos of library and staff blocks, link bridge and site plan p100; floor plans p101; interior and exterior photos of lecture theatre pp102-103; interior photos and ground floor plan of engineering lab p104