Basic Site Details
| Name: | University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Animal Breeding Research Organisation Headquarters |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
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| Notes: | See separate entry for building by Lorimer & Matthew. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, ABRO | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Scientific research establishment | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1962 | Build/construction | ||
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 | |
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | A | Before 1960 | 1962 | William Norman Hunter was job architect | |
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | Before 1960 | 1962 | William Norman Hunter as job architect | |
| John Hardie Glover | A | Before 1960 | 1962 | William Norman Hunter was job architect | |
| Peter Scott Ferguson | A | Before 1960 | 1962 | William Norman Hunter was job architect | |
| Richard Ross Forbes Cassidy | A | Before 1960 | 1962 | As assistant | |
| William Norman Hunter | A | Before 1960 | 1962 | Working for Basil Spence & Partners | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p487 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| RIBA | 1975 | RIBA Directory of practices | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 23 March 1962 | p633 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | John Hardie Glover: F no5473 (combined box 81) | |
| Sent to DSA by email | Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton | Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010): information on William Norman Hunter's involvement. | |