Basic Site Details

Building Type Classification

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

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
	From	To	Event type	Notes
	31 May 1957		Plans prepared, construction not yet begun	'plans prepared by own architect for three-phase development in which is incorporated a ten-storey building. Demolition of existing buildings will commence this year and first phase of new building will start in 1958.' per Builder p1017
	12 July 1957		Scheme accepted	'A ₤420,000 extension to Queen's College, Dundee, incorporating a 140 ft. high 11-storey block has been approved by the University Authorities....The present frontage of the college consists of a group of older houses which were standing when the University College premises were created there in 1883; these will be demolished this autumn when work begins on the project. The block will be flanked on the east by a new library and on the west by a large hall, seating 800 to 1,000, to be built at a later date.' per Builder p87
	18 October 1957		Destruction/demolition	'part of the buildings of Queen's College are being demolished to make way for a three-phase development scheme, incorporating an 11-storey tower' per Builder p701
	4 July 1958		Proposed	'design of the new frontage for Queen's College has been conceived in the modern idiom by the architect, Prof. R. H. Matthew, ARSA. Stage one will consist of the library building, together with a number of lecture rooms. Stage two will embrace the tower, which will have 11 floors and house the senate room and other committee rooms, the principals and masters' rooms, the departments of mathematics, French, German, education, psychology, law and geology, and the staff club.' per Builder p38

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
	James Richard Latimer	Architect	A	1957		working for RMJM
	Robert Hogg Matthew	Architect	A	1957
	Robert Matthew Johnson-Marshall (RMJM)	Architectural practice	A	1957

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
	University College, main block

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
	Author(s)	Date	Title	Part	Publisher	Notes
	Glendinning, Miles	1997	Rebuilding Scotland: The Postwar Vision, 1945-75		Tuckwell Press Ltd	p18, p29, p180-1, p17 Queens College, Dundee: perspective of Matthew's extension scheme (1958-61)
	Glendinning, Miles	2008	Modern architect: the life and times of Robert Matthew		RIBA Publishing	p174-6 - incorrectly gives date as c.1946?

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
	Periodical Name	Date	Edition	Publisher	Notes
	Builder	31 May 1957			p1017
	Builder	12 July 1957			'Queen's College Extension', p87
	Builder	18 October 1957			p701
	Builder	4 July 1958			'St. Andrews University Development Proposals' p38

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
	Source	Archive name	Source catalogue no.	Notes
	Courtesy of James Latimer	Interview of James Latimer by Jessica Taylor, 5 March 2009