Basic Site Details
| Name: | Ardler Housing Scheme |
| City or county: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | Cost £1,050,000 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Ardler Courtyard Housing | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Housing | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1960 | Proposed | Baxter Clark & Paul appointed to prepare masterplan | |
| 1962 | 1968 | Build/construction | |
| 23 August 1965 | Plans dated | Courtyard housing | |
| Mid 1960s | Won award or awards | Saltire Commendation | |
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 | |
| (Professor) James Paul | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
| Alexander Steele | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
| Baxter Clark & Paul | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
| David William Baxter (junior) | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
| Ian Geoffrey Plenderleath | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
| John Stewart Clark | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
| Robert Reid Black | A | 1960 | 1968 | Masterplan and courtyard housing | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Dundee Corporation | |
Related Buildings, Structures and Designs
Child Structures
| This structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | ||
| Building Name | Notes | |
| Six tower blocks, Ardler Housing Scheme | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| David Crawford (ed) | 1975 | A Decade of British Housing (1963-1973) | pp20-25 | ||
| David Crawford (ed) | 1975 | A Decade of British Housing (1963-1973) | p21 | ||
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p553 | ||
| 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 | p380 Gazetteer 2 | |
| RCAHMS | 1992 | Dundee on Record | RCAHMS | Aerial view of south west (1988) p61 View of supporting columns for slab block under construction (1965) p61 | |
| RCAHMS | 1999 | Homebuilders: Mactaggart & Mickel and the Scottish housebuilding industry | RCAHMS | p251 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 4 March 1964 | p537-46 | ||
| Architects Journal | 14 January 1970 | p89-100 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Dundee Dean of Guild | 1965/743 | ||
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Scottish Survey of Architectural Practices Project MS material | ||