Basic Site Details Name: | Dumbarton Central Area Development | Town, district or village: | Dumbarton | City or county: | Dunbartonshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | For details of the competition see under Dunbartonshire County Council Offices.
est. cost £400,000
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Dumbarton Central Area Redevelopment | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Street plan(?) | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | High Street | | | | Town Square | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 26 February 1960 | | Opened | design competition, including landscaping, shops, offices, hotel, restaurant, community centre, housing, parking for 300 cars and a new road bridge over the River Leven (site utlities already in place); competitors asked to take account of the architectural character of the town and provide adequate townscape detail; premiums of £1,200, £900 and £500; submission deadline is 30 May 1960 per Builder p403 | | 8 July 1960 | | Design exhibited | winning design by Rae, Preston, Garner and Strebel per Builder p37, 49 | | 1963 | 1970 | Build/construction | | | 1972 | | Won award or awards | Civic trust Aqward for Town Square |
PeopleDesign and Construction
Related Buildings, Structures and DesignsChild StructuresThis structure or site has the following component or child structures (click on an item to view details): | | Building Name | Notes | | Dunbartonshire County Council Offices | Cost £807,000.
See separate entry for previous County Council Offices. |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Gifford, John and Walker, Frank Arneil | 2002 | Stirling and Central Scotland (The Buildings of Scotland) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p414 | | Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | | | p568 | | 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 | p380 Gazetteer 2 | | RIBA | 1970 | RIBA Directory 1970 | | | | | RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architect and Building News | 6 July 1960 | | | p6-12 | | Architects Journal | 14 July 1960 | | | p60-63 (Introduction to Dumbarton and reasons for competition, discussion of competition entries with extracts from the assessor's [Robert Hogg Mathew] report, plans and drawings) | | Builder | 26 February 1960 | | | 'Competition News: Dunbartonshire County Offices, Dumbarton Central Development / Dumbarton Central Area Development' p403 | | Builder | 26 February 1960 | | | 'Competitions Open' p403 | | Builder | 29 April 1960 | | | 'Competition News: Competitions Open' p830 | | Builder | 8 July 1960 | | | p45 (photo of joint winners of competition); 'Dumbarton Redevelopment Award' p47 (list of prizes awarded); 'Dumbarton Central Area Redevelopment' pp48-52 (perspective dwg, p48; town plan and truck road elevation p49; flats and maisonettes (plans and elevations) p50; hotel (plans and elevations) p51; offices and shops (plans, elevations and sections) p52 | | Building | 20 May 1966 | | | p207 | | Building | 24 February 1967 | | | p83 [perspective of winning design, and sketch map of the Dumbarton area]. |
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