Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
	Classification	Original classification?	Notes
	Hospital

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	1955		Contract offered	Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners appointed as architects.
	1961		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun
	12 May 1961		Scheme accepted	Government has approved ₤20m hospital building programme involving replacement of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and Dundee Royal Infirmary and replacement of Western Infirmary, Glasgow to provide an additional 110 beds p927
	1964	1974	Build/construction	Builder (28/08/64, p454) notes that site work has begun
	28 August 1964 *		Contract offered	£100,000 contract awarded to James Thow Ltd, the largest glazing contract ever placed in Scotland
	4 September 1964 *		Contract offered	£500,000 contract awarded to Alexander Macdougall & Co (Engineers) Ltd, for sanitary engineering section
	1970s		Alterations and additions	Staff housing
	1974		Completion
	1974		Won award	Received a Concrete Society Award
	January 1975		Opened	By HM the Queen Mother
	1995	1999	Addition	Extension of concourse block

* earliest date known from documented sources.

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
	A Pilcher		A	(?)	1974	Project architect
	Thomas ('Tom') Riddell Spaven	Architect	A	(?)	1974	Partner-in-charge
	Ove Arup & Partners	Engineer	A	1955	1974
	Robert Hogg Matthew	Architect	A	1955	1974
	Thomas ('Tom') Ridley	Engineer	A	1955	1974	led the Arup team
	Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall (RMJM)	Architectural practice	A	1956	1961	Begun prior to partnership, continued under subsequent practice title
	Harold Alan Wightman	Architect	A	1958	1974	Architect in charge
	Michael John Boucicault de Suffield Calthrop	Architect	A	1958		Worked as reseacher for Sir Robert Matthew on Ninewells project.
	Stewart Charles Clark	Architect	A	1959	1974	As site architect for RMJM
	Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners (RMJM)	Architectural practice	A	1961	1974
	Graham Dickson	Architect, Town Planner	A	1964		working under Harold Alan Wightman at RMJM
	Crudens Ltd	Builder		28 August 1964 *		Work has begun on £10.5m, 700-bed teaching hospital and medical school
	James Thow Ltd			28 August 1964 *		Awarded contract for 1/4m sq. ft. of glass, and over 4,000 mirrors
	Alexander Macdougall & Co (Engineers) Ltd	Engineer		4 September 1964 *		Plumbing contract for sanitary engineering section
	John Deacon Richards	Architect	A	1964 or 1965		Initally in charge of design work, but not available to help enough, so it is unclear how significant his contribution was
	Kenneth Edward Graham	Architect	A	1964 or 1965		Initally in charge of working drawings, but not available to help enough, so it is unclear how significant his contribution was
	Robert Watt Young Dobie	Architect	A	1966		As assistant worked on Concourse Block
	Ingolfur Helgason	Architect	A	After 1969	Before 1972	As assistant for RMJM, working on the research laboratories
	James Richard Latimer	Architect	A	Mid 1960s	1971(?)	working under Harold Wightman at RMJM
	(Sir) Harry Anthony Wheeler (or simply Sir Anthony Wheeler)	Architect	G	1970s		Staff housing
	Andrew Glen Weir	Architect	G	1970s		Staff housing
	Donald McInnes	Architect	G	1970s		Staff housing
	Frank Sproson	Architect	G	1970s(?)		Staff housing
	Wheeler & Sproson	Architectural practice	G	1970s(?)		Staff housing
	Mercer Blaikie	Architect		After 1975		Cancer wards and Surgical Skills Unit
	Keppie Architects (later Keppie Design)	Architectural practice	H	1995	1999	Extension of concourse block

* earliest date known from documented sources.

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
	Name	Notes
	Eastern Regional Hospital Board

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Gifford, John	2012	The Buildings of Scotland: Angus and Dundee		Yale	p187
	Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A	1996	A History of Scottish Architecture			p582
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p28
	Glendinning, Miles	2008	Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew		RIBA Publishing	pp259-61,299-302
	RCAHMS	1992	Dundee on Record		RCAHMS	p55 Aerial view from west (1989) p65
	RIBA	1970	RIBA Directory 1970
	RMJM		RMJM Practice Brochure
	Willis, Peter	1977	New architecture in Scotland			p92-5

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Architects Journal	16 August 1982
	Builder	12 May 1961			p927
	Builder	28 August 1964			p454
	RIAS Quarterly	2010	Spring	Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS)	p.110: obituary of Mercer Blaikie
	Scotsman	25 February 2012			p47: obituary of Tom Ridley

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Courtesy of Frank Sproson	Correspondence with Yvonne Hillyard, 2011
	Courtesy of Graham Dickson	Interview of Graham Dickson by Kirsten McKee
	Courtesy of Ingolfur Helgason	Interview of Ingolfur Helgason by Jessica Taylor, 20 January 2009
	Courtesy of James Latimer	Interview of James Latimer by Jessica Taylor, 5 March 2009
	Courtesy of Robert W Y Dobie	Information sent via 'Contact Us' on Dictionary website		Sent February 2010