Basic Biographical Details Name: | David Harvey | Designation: | | Born: | 6 July 1908 | Died: | 10 June 1975 | Bio Notes: | David Harvey was born on 6 July 1908. He was educated at Daniel Stewart's and was articled to Thomas Forbes Maclennan of Henry & Maclennan, Edinburgh, in 1925, studying at Edinburgh College of Art. He undertook a number of study trips, including a week at Durham Cathedral in 1930 and a month visiting modern buildings in Amsterdam in 1931. In the following year he gained his diploma, passing the RIBA Professional Practice exam later that year. He became a student member of the Edinburgh Architectural Association in the same year and was admitted ARIBA early the next, his proposers being Maclennan, John Begg and James Alexander Arnott. He then joined the office of T P Marwick & Son where he and Philip McManus designed a number of remarkable modern buildings under the supervision of Thomas Waller Marwick: these led to a major role in the Glasgow Empire Exhibition of 1938.
By 1939 Harvey seems to have moved to Cornwall but either during or just after the Second World War he joined the staff of the Scottish Office. In the 1950s he left to found the very successful partnership of David Harvey & Alex Scott, based at 2 Lynedoch Place, Glasgow. Both partners were elected ARIAS in 1956. The practice made its name with Barmulloch College of Education (1960-64) which had much of the absolute clarity of Marwick's Bread Street, Edinburgh store on which he had worked before the war. It led to much further school and university work, the practice expanding to become D Harvey A Scott & Associates in 1963 and later Harvey Scott & Partners. Harvey served as a representative of the Edinburgh chapter of the RIAS around this time.
Harvey was quick-thinking and an extremely fast draughtsman, resulting in the nickname of Speedy Harvey. He had a somewhat sardonic wit and his reply to a request for yet another progress report - 'Do you want the progress or do you want the report? You can't have both' - became part of Scottish Office legend.
In his later years Harvey lived in Lanark Road, Edinburgh. He died on 10 June 1975. After his death Harvey Scott & Partners became Harvey Scott Gynn & Duff, and later simply Gynn & Duff. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | 104, East Claremont Street, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | 1933 * | | | | 10, Vivian Terrace, Truro, Cornwall, England | Private | 1939 * | | | | Gogar Lodge, Glasgow Road, Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private/business(?) | 1950 * | | | | 2, Lynedoch Place, Glasgow, Scotland | Business | Before 1955 | 1975 | | | 325, Lanark Road, Edinburgh, Scotland | Private | Before 1964 | After 1975 | |
* earliest date known from documented sources.
Employment and TrainingEmployers* earliest date known from documented sources.
RIBARIBA Proposers
Buildings and DesignsThis was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes | | 1938 | Civic Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne | | | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | Unsuccessful competition design | | 1956 | Rothesay Academy | Rothesay | | Bute | Scotland | | | 1957 | Colston School | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1958 | Office | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1959 | Hostel | Aviemore | | Inverness-shire | Scotland | | | 1959 | Secondary School | Dunbar | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1960s(?) | 650 houses, Bluevale | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960s | Five telephone exchanges | | | | Scotland | | | 1960s(?) | Forresthall Hospital | Springburn | | Glasgow | Scotland | Extension | | 1960s | Four Primary Schools | | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1960s(?) | Garage workshops for Callanders (Or Callendars) Garage | | | Aberdeen | Scotland | | | 1960s | Old People's Home | Lesmahagow | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1960s | Primary Schools | | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1960s | Primary Schools | | | Perthshire | Scotland | | | 1960s | Telephone exchange | Stornoway | Lewis | Ross & Cromarty | Scotland | | | 1960s | Telephone exhanges | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960 | Agricultural Research Station | Penicuik | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1960 | College of Further Education, Barmulloch | Barmulloch | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1960 | Stanley Green Secondary School | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1961 | Gilmour Street Secondary School | Clydebank | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1962 | Primary School, Balmuildy Road | Bishopbriggs | | Lanarkshire | Scotland | | | 1963 | Gallowgate CDA Area A | | | Glasgow | Scotland | In collaboration with A G Jury. | | 1963 | Gorebridge Secondary School | Gorebridge | | Midlothian | Scotland | | | 1963 | Secondary School | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1964 | Perth Academy | Perth | | Perthshire | Scotland | Additions costing £120,000 | | 1965 | Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Aditions | | 1966 | Linlithgow Academy, Braehead | Braehead, Linlithgow | | West Lothian | Scotland | | | 1966 | Primary School, Dalmuir | Dalmuir, Clydebank | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | D Harvey & A Scott may be the architects. | | 1966 | Secondary School | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | 1967 | Clydebank Secondary School | Clydebank | | Dunbartonshire | Scotland | | | 1967 | Housing | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | Office | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1967 | University of Glasgow, Adam Smith building | | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1968 | Glasgow Unversity, Social Science building | Hillhead | | Glasgow | Scotland | | | 1968 | John Neilson High School | Paisley | | Renfrewshire | Scotland | | | Mid 1960s(?) | West Barnes Primary School | West Barnes | | East Lothian | Scotland | | | 1970s | Premises of South of Scotland Electricity Board, Inverlair Avenue | Cathcart | | Glasgow | Scotland | Does not state in source that this is an extension or refurbishment but it must be the sdame as the work listed by James Campbell Hutchison | | Before 1975 | Health Centre | Castle Douglas | | Kirkcudbrightshire | Scotland | | | Before 1975 | Office block | | | Glasgow | Scotland | Feasibility study |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bailey, Rebecca M | 1996 | Scottish architects' papers: a source book | | Edinburgh: The Rutland Press | p 211 | | 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 | p227 Bluevale Street two 31-storey blocks | | McKean, Charles | 1987 | The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction | | Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press | p 100 | | Municipal Annual | 1964 | Scottish Municipal Annual | 1964-1965 | | | | RIBA | 1939 | The RIBA Kalendar 1939-1940 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1950 | The RIBA Kalendar 1950-1951 | | London: Royal Institute of British Architects | | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this : | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Scotsman | 28 October 1932 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | NMRS Manuscripts | | Small collection of personal papers including portrait and student projects | | Professor David M Walker personal archive | Professor David M Walker, notes and collection of archive material | | Personal recollections of Robert Scott Morton and Frank Connell | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | A no5074 (combined box 55) |
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