Basic Site Details
| Name: | University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Department of Agriculture |
| City or county: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | To cost £350,000 |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | East of Scotland Agricultural College | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Faculty building | ||
| University | ||
| College | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1949 | Plans drawn up | ||
| 1950 | Plans approved | ||
| 1954 | 1960 | Build/construction | |
| October 1960 | Opened | by Duke of Edinburgh | |
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 | |
| (Professor) George Alexander Macnab (misspelt McNab) | A | 1948 | 1960 | ||
| (Professor) Ralph Cowan | A | 1948 | 1957(?) | In association with Alan Reiach | |
| Alan Reiach | A | 1948 | 1960 | In association with Ralph Cowan | |
| Reiach & Cowan | A | 1948 | 1957(?) | ||
| Arthur G Ingham | B | 1949 | To provide advice as chief engineer of the Department of Agriculture. | ||
| Andrew Jackson | A | 1950 | 1952 | Was in charge of the design and construction | |
| Thomas ('Tom') Riddell Spaven | A | 1950(?) | 1952 | As chief draughtsman for Reiach. | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Gifford, John, McWilliam, Colin and Walker, David M | 1984 | Edinburgh (The Buildings of Scotland) | Harmondsworth: Penguin Books Ltd | p487 | |
| Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A | 1996 | A History of Scottish Architecture | p590 | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Architects Journal | 13 August 1953 | pp198-199 | ||
| Architects Journal | 25 July 1961 | pp126-141 | ||
| Architectural Design | June 1952 | pp169-170 | ||
| Builder | 20 June 1952 | pp926-927 | ||
| Builder | 2 December 1960 | 'Notes of the Week - Scottish Dancing' p1010 | ||
| Scotsman | 24 November 1949 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Alan Reiach Collection | AR 4/1-15 | |
| RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | F no 6839 (Combined Box 162) | |