Basic Site Details
| Name: | 2 tower blocks, Whitfield Housing Scheme |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | Demolished |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Whitfield Central Precinct | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Tower block | 360 dwellings in two 16-storey tower blocks | |
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Lothian Crescent | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1967 | 1968 | Build/construction | |
| 20 June 1967 | Plans dated | ||
| 2004 | Destruction/demolition | ||
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 | |
| Crudens Ltd | A | (?) | With George Bowie as Chief Architect | ||
| George Bowie | A | As Chief Architect to Crudens | |||
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 | |
| Whitfield Housing Scheme | Southern half of scheme designed by City Architect and northern half by Crudents on the Skarne system |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan | 1994 | Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland | Yale University Press: New Haven and London | p242, p243, p367 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Metro | 26 April 2004 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dundee Dean of Guild | 1967/6/20 (561) | ||