Bell, Alexander Duncan, 1930 -: (architectural illustrator)
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Scenic drawings of plans for Edinburgh's Grassmarket, 1963
File
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/A/1.5
Scope and Contents
2 coloured architectural scenic drawings (46cm x 73cm) by Alexander Duncan Bell, for the City of Edinburgh Working Party on Major Highway Planning, showing a possible ring-road development and pedestrian areas in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh. The drawings depict traffic, pedestrians, current architecture and modern architecture coexisting. There are also 2 black and white photographic prints of each drawing (13cm x 21cm).
Dates:
1963
Tentative planning proposals: Arts and Social Sciences Precinct, 1964
File
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/6.5.1
Scope and Contents
Set of 9 copy architectural plans and sections (62cm x 76cm), at 1:500 scale, of the proposed Arts and Social Sciences Precinct for the University of Edinburgh. All are stamped "draft for discussion only". 4 are hand overlaid using large-tip felt-tip pens to show proposals for pedestrian and traffic access and circulation at different levels of the development. 1 is similarly overlaid to show phasing information at podium level. There is a bird's eye view 3 dimensional view of the...
Dates:
1964
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
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The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection
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Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates
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University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area
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University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area
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George Square redevelopment
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George Square Redevelopment: faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, plans
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