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Basic Biographic Details

Hugh Martin & Partners
Architectural practice
Year Only
1969
Date Not Known
Hugh Harold Martin was born on 12 August 1922, the son of Alexander Martin confectioner and his wife Eva Gillman. He was elected ARIBA in 1948. In 1950 he was working in Dundee. It seems likely that he met with his future partner, Ian Burke, in Dundee. In 1958 Ian Burke and Hugh Martin formed a partnership and practised for 10 years before this was dissolved in 1969. Hugh Martin then took Robert Leiper, Ronald S Sutherland and George M Keith into partnership to form Hugh Martin & Partners, with an office at 22 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh. Subsequent partners have been Bill Galloway, Ian Cook, Ann Sutherland, Neil McLeish, Donald Scott and D Cameron Walker. In about 1980 the practice moved to 18 Rothesay Place.

The practice's work has mainly consisted of large commercial and office developments.

Martin died on 30 November 1981 at Longforgan, survived by his wife Nancy Small McEwan.

Addresses

The following private or business addresses are associated with this architectural practice:

Business Addresses

Business Addresses2

AddressTypeDate FromDate ToNotes
11 South Tay Street Dundee ScotlandBusiness1970s
1 Park Circus Place Glasgow ScotlandBusinessIn year 1970After 1981
22 Ainslie Place Edinbugh ScotlandBusinessIn year 1970Branch office.
25 Crown Street Aberdeen ScotlandBusinessIn year 1975
52 Caldercuilt Road Maryhill Park Glsgow ScotlandBusinessEarly 1970s
Moyness/76 Grove Road Broughty Ferry Dundee ScotlandBusinessIn year 1980
18 Rothesay Place Edinburgh ScotlandBusinessIn year 1981

Partners, Employees and Pupils

The following individuals were employed or trained by this architectural practice (click on an item to view details):

Employees or Pupils2

NamePositionDate FromDate ToNotes
Alastair David Lamond PartnerIn year 1969
Ian Gordon CookDirectorIn year 1969After 1999Uncertain whether he was a director from 1969 or at a later date
Robert LeiperPartnerIn year 1969After 1987
Hugh Harold MartinPartnerIn year 1970After 1979
Ronald ('Ron') Scott SutherlandPartnerIn year 1970After 1980
William Lamond GallowayPartnerBefore 1970After 1980
George McIntosh KeithPartnerc. 1970After 1980
Gilbert John MacManusArchitectIn year 1979After 1984
Ian David LindsayArchitectIn year 1979
Iain William DuncanArchitectc. 1979
Ian Marshall Torrance Samuel ArchitectIn year 1980In year 1983

Buildings and Designs

This architectural practice was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details):

Buildings and Designs

BuildingPartnership GPRoleDate FromDate ToTown DistrictIslandCity CountyCountryNotes
Maxwelltown CDA, multi-storey and low-rise housingAArchitectural practiceIn year 1962In year 1969HilltownDundeeScotland
Commercial developmentBArchitectural practiceIn year 1965GorbalsGlasgowScotlandThis work is claimed by Hugh Martin & Partners to be theirs in the joblist of work by this practice in the RIBA directory of 1975. However it pre-dates the formation of this practice.
Commercial development, Brandon StreetAArchitectural practiceIn year 1967MotherwellLanarkshireScotlandClaimed by Hugh Martin & Partners as theirs in RIBA directory 1975.
Greenock Town CentreAArchitectural practiceIn year 1969In year 1976GreenockRenfrewshireScotlandRedevelopment
Health CentreAArchitectural practiceIn year 1969In year 1976DenburnAberdeenScotland
Commercial College, Constitution Road, DundeeCArchitectural practiceIn year 1969Dundee, AngusScotlandCarried out job?
St James Centre and Government OfficesBArchitectural practiceIn year 1969In year 1970EdinburghScotlandCompletion after split of Burke Martin Partnership
Princes QuayAArchitectural practiceAfter 1969Before 1999HullYorkshireEngland
HouseAArchitectural practiceAfter 1969Before 1999Loch of CraiglushPerthshireScotland
Kingdom Shopping CentreAArchitectural practiceLate 1960sGlenrothesFifeScotlandProbably begun by Ian Burke & Hugh Martin
Aberdeen City Centre Commercial Development PlanAArchitectural practiceLate 1960s1970sAberdeenScotland
Museum and LibraryAArchitectural practiceMid 1960sInvernessInverness-shireScotlandHugh Martin claims this as his design in the RIBA 1975 directory although it was built before the practice existed (from 1969). Some of the pople listed below may not have had any input.
International headquarters for Low & BonarAArchitectural practice1970sDundeeScotland
Kirkwall airportAArchitectural practice1970sKirkwallMainlandOrkneyScotlandExtensions
Prestwick International AirportAArchitectural practice1970sAyrshireScotlandExtensions

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this architectural practice:

Bib ref

AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
RIBARIBA Directory 19701970
RIBADirectory of Practices 19811981

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this architectural practice:

Period ref

Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Brick Bulletin, The1980/21/80pp8-9
Building Design1987/09/09
Building Design1987pp26-28, Roofing & Cladding supplement
Building Design1987/02/13p3

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this architectural practice:

Arc ref

Archive NameSourceSource Cat NoBuildingItem NameNotes
Galletly, JamesSchool of Architecture, Garthdee, Aberdeen, RGIT: former pupils, 1937-1970