Basic Site Details

Name: Glasgow Empire Exhibition, prototype working class flats
Town, district or village: Bellahouston
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Exhibition  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 11938   

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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 3Alastair Frew Wallace (or Alexander Frew Wallace) A1938  
Item 2 of 3Noad & Wallace A1938  
Item 3 of 3Richard Mervyn Noad (or simply Mervyn Noad) A1938  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Scottish Council of Art and Industry 

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 nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Glasgow Empire Exhibition, masterplanPlanned and overseen by Thomas Smith Tait, appointed by the Government.

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 1McKean, Charles1987The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Pressp148, 153 (ex-interview)

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 2DMW Archive (per Charles McKean)Mervyn Noad list compiled by Noad in response to questionnaire  
Item 2 of 2RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers R Mervyn Noad: F no4552 (combined box 21); A Frew Wallace: F no4554 (combined box 21)