Basic Site Details
| Name: | Carbrain 1 and 2 housing |
| Town, district or village: | Cumbernauld New Town |
| City or county: | Lanarkshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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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 | |
| 18 November 1960 | Contract offered | for erection of 485 dwellings per Builder p957 | |
| 1961 | 1963 | Build/construction | |
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 | |
| Cumbernauld New Town Development Corporation | A | 1961 | 1963 | ||
| Leslie Hugh Wilson (known as Hugh Wilson) | A | 1961 | 1962 | As Chief Architect and Planning Officer | |
| Dudley Roberts Leaker | A | 1962 | 1963 | As Chief Architect and Planning Officer | |
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Cumbernauld Development Corporation | |
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 name | Notes | |
| Cumbernauld New Town | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p563 | ||
| Glendinning, Miles | 1997 | Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75 | Tuckwell Press Ltd | p170-1 | |
| 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 | Gazetteer 2, p380 | |
| Miles Glendinning, Diane Watters, David Whitham | Docomomo Scotland Leaflet | p229 | |||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architectural Review | January 1961 | p30 Carbrain 1, 2 (L.Hugh Wilson, Local Authority) | ||
| Builder | 18 November 1960 | 'Contracts Open: Building' p957 | ||