Basic Site Details
| Name: | Edinburgh College of Art, Architecture Building |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | To E of old building |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | College | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Lauriston Place | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 11 November 1960 | Scheme accepted | in principal by Edinburgh Corp Planning Committee for extension to Art College for school of architecture; Royal Fine Art Commission to consider detailed plans per Builder p908 | |
| 1961 | Build/construction | ||
| 28 April 1961 | Proposed | article in the Edinburgh Architectural Association Year Book 1961 (No. 5) includes a plan and elevation drawings and a photograph of a model of the design per Builder p803 | |
| May 1962 | Build/construction | Construction to start in Summer for the extension of the Edinburgh College of Art to accomodate the entire schools of Architecture and Town Planning, also providing dinning and common room facilities. | |
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 | |
| (Professor) Ralph Cowan | A | 1961 | |||
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 | pp258-9 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 11 November 1960 | 'Extension to Edinburgh College' p908 | ||
| Builder | 28 April 1961 | 'Edinburgh Architectural Association: A Lively 1961 Year Book' p803 | ||
| Builder | 11 May 1962 | p974 | ||