Basic Site Details

Name: University of Aberdeen, Department of Natural Philosophy
Town, district or village: Old Aberdeen
City or county: Aberdeen
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
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Notes: Cyril Blumfield & Partners were structural consultants.

Alternative Names

The following alternative names are associated with this building/design:
 NameCurrent name?Notes
Item 1 of 1Fraser Noble Building  

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 2Faculty building  
Item 2 of 2University  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1High Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 31960 Design exhibited 
Item 2 of 319 February 1960 Proposed$500,000 extension per Builder p388
Item 3 of 315 April 1960 Proposedcomprises Lecture Hall, Teaching Block and Academic Block resting on podium per Builder p726

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 3Edmund Douglass Jefferiss Mathews A1960  
Item 2 of 3Edward James Hill A1960 As senior architect with practice - listed in Nomination Papers
Item 3 of 3Joseph Douglass Mathews  15 April 1960 J. Douglass Mathews and Partners of London listed as Architects for scheme in this issue of Builder p 726 - need to CHECK

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Royal Academy exhibitors    1960, no 1346
Item 2 of 2Sharples, J, Walker, D W and Woodworth, M2015The Buildings of Scotland: Aberdeenshire South and Aberdeen London and New Haven: Yale University Pressp201

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder19 February 1960  'University Development' p388
Item 2 of 2Builder15 April 1960  p726; photo of model with lengthy caption