Basic Site Details
| Name: | Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, Renfrew Street |
| City or county: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | RSAMD | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| College | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| Renfrew Street | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| Proposed | Originally conceived in 1960s | ||
| 1982 | 1987 | 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 | |
| (Sir) John Leslie Martin (known as Sir Leslie Martin) | 1973 | 1987 | Proposals were shown in 1975 | ||
| James (Jimmy') Robertson | B | 1982 | 1987 | As partner with William Nimmo & Partners. | |
| John Carswell | B | 1982 | 1987 | As partner with William Nimmo & Partners | |
| William Nimmo & Partners | B | 1982 | 1987 | Executive architects. | |
| Ivor Richards | C | 1982 | 1987 | Worked with Sir Leslie Martin. | |
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 | |
| Alexander Gibson Opera School, Renfrew Street | Added at west end of RSAMD site - linear plan with focus on two-storey, 20m x 10m opera studio, flanked by rehearsal and coaching rooms |
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 | p582 | ||
| Williamson, Riches, Higgs | 1990 | Glasgow (The Buildings of Scotland) | p209 | ||
| Willis, Peter | 1977 | New architecture in Scotland | p15-16 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 11 May 1986 | |||
| Herald, The | 13 January 1997 | |||