Basic Site Details

Name: Four tower blocks, Maxwelltown CDA
Town, district or village: Hilltown
City or county: Dundee
Country: Scotland
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Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1Tower block Four 23-storey tower blocks containing 440 flats

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 1Alexander Street  

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 25 June 1964 Scheme acceptedDundee Corp. to proceed with Phase I, involving four 23-storey blocks, each of 110 houses
Item 2 of 2April 1965May 1968Build/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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 4Hugh Harold Martin AApril 1965May 1968 
Item 2 of 4Ian David Burke AApril 1965May 1968 
Item 3 of 4Burke Martin Partnership (or Ian Burke, Hugh Martin & Partners) AApril 1965May 1968 
Item 4 of 4Charles Gray (Builders) Ltd AApril 1965May 1968 

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 nameNotes
Item 1 of 1Maxwelltown CDA, multi-storey and low-rise housingCost £3m

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 3Glendinning, M, MacInnes, R and MacKechnie, A1996A History of Scottish Architecture  p557
Item 2 of 3Glendinning, Miles and Muthesius, Stefan1994Tower Block: Modern Public Housing in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland Yale University Press: New Haven and Londonp241, p367
Item 3 of 3RIBA1960The RIBA Kalendar 1959-19601959-1960  

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Builder12 June 1964  p1260
Item 2 of 2Builder5 June 1964  p1212