Basic Site Details

Name: College of Commerce
Town, district or village: Sighthill
City or county: Edinburgh
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: £1,250,000. College of Commerce and Stevenson College were two phases of the one project. Total cost £2,100,000.

Building Type Classification

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

Street Addresses

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 329 April 1966 Scheme accepted 
Item 2 of 34 November 1966 Scheme acceptedDean of Guild Court approval for phase I
Item 3 of 3c. 19661970Build/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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 7Alexander ('Sandy') MacCallum (or McCallum) Brown Ac. 19661970 
Item 2 of 7Donald Hood Cattanach Ac. 19661970 
Item 3 of 7Frank Wood Johnston Ac. 19661970 
Item 4 of 7J & F Johnston & Partners Ac. 19661970 
Item 5 of 7James Stewart Johnston Ac. 19661970 
Item 6 of 7Thomas Inglis Ac. 19661970Partner in charge
Item 7 of 7Thomas P Craig Ac. 19661970 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 5Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M1984Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltdp507
Item 2 of 5Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p575
Item 3 of 5RIBA1970RIBA Directory 1970   
Item 4 of 5RIBA1975RIBA Directory of practices   
Item 5 of 5RIBA1981Directory of Practices 1981   

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder29 April 1966  p184
Item 2 of 2Building4 November 1966  p171