Basic Site Details
| Name: | Glasgow University, Institute of Virology Department building |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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| Notes: | Commended by Civic Trust or Saltire Society. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | Faculty building | ||
| University | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Church Street | ||
| Moy Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Early 1960s | Completion | ||
| 6 September 1957 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | 'plans in hand for new Institution of Virology Department building on site at Church-st. and Moy-st., for Glasgow University.' per Builder 434 | |
| 15 August 1958 | Scheme accepted | 'Dean of Guild Court on August 15 approved plans for the erection of a building for the Department of Virology in Glasgow University. The building, sited at the corner of Church- and Moy-streets, will cost £200,000.' per Builder 22 Aug 1958, p332 | |
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 | |
| Alan John Ward | A | 1958 | Carried out drawings, working for Basil Spence & Partners | ||
| Basil Spence & Partners | A | 1958 | 1964 | ||
| (Sir) Basil Urwin Spence | A/B | 1958 | c. 1964 | ||
| Peter Glover | A/B | 1958 | c. 1964 | In association with Basil Spence. Completed when practice operating as Spence Glover & Ferguson | |
| Peter Scott Ferguson | A/B | 1958 | c. 1964 | Completion when practice operated as Spence Glover & Ferguson. | |
| Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson | B | c. 1964 | Completion when practice operated under this name. | ||
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 | p97 | |
| RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | |||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p343 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Builder | 6 September 1957 | p434 | ||
| Builder | 22 August 1958 | p332 | ||
| Builder | 8 May 1964 | p973-974 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | Peter Scott Ferguson: F no5472 (combined box 80) | |
| Sent to DSA by email | Information from AHRC/RCAHMS Spence project per David W Walker and Clive Fenton | Clive Fenton's research notes (sent July 2010): information on Alan Ward's involvement. | |