Public Squares
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Created For = PJM
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Bristo Square, c1978
File
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.5.4
Scope and Contents
Scenic line drawing in brown and black ink, on tracing paper (29cm x 56cm) diagonally across Edinburgh's Bristo Square looking towards the University of Edinburgh buildings: MacEwan Hall and the Student's Union building at Teviot Place. The drawing is initialled ADML.
Dates:
c1978
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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Development of Bristo Square
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Development of Bristo Square: plans
Development of Bristo Square, 1976-1980
Sub-Series
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5
Scope and Contents
Development of Bristo Square consists of:
- general administration files, (1976-1980)
- discussion notes, (1978)
- design briefs, (c1977-1979)
- photographs, (c1979)
- plans, (1978-1979)
Dates:
1976-1980
Development of Bristo Square: design briefs, c1977-1979
File
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.3
Scope and Contents
This file contains a selection of design briefs for Bristo Square commissioned by Percy Johnson-Marshall in his role as Planning Consultant to the University of Edinburgh. These include a Design brief for prospective architects, an urban design study and a full proposal by Percy Johnson-Marshall & Associates. A student group study, submitted as part of the University of Edinburgh Department of Urban Design and Regional Planning...
Dates:
c1977-1979
Development of Bristo Square: plans, 1978-1979
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Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.5
Scope and Contents
Development of Bristo Square: plans consists of:
- plans: University of Edinburgh - Bristo Square, (1979)
- plans: Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, (1979)
- plans: Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, (1978)
- plans: Bristo Square, (c1978)
- plans: "Bristo Square" plans published for consultation, (c1978)
Dates:
1978-1979
George Square redevelopment, 1960-1973
Sub-Series
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/6
Scope and Contents
George Square redevelopment consists of:
general correspondence, (1969-1973)
Civic Trust Award, (1969)
reports, (1960-1973)
general photographs, (1965-1967)
plans: faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, (1964-1966)
plans: landscape and streetscape, (1964-1965)
plans: faculty of science, (1963)
...
Dates:
1960-1973
Lothian Street / Potterrow realignment, 1978
File
Identifier: PJM/PJMA/EUD/B/5.5.3
Scope and Contents
Mixed collection of working drawings and plans (maximum dimension 86cm x 122cm) depicting the creation of Bristo Square in Edinburgh. There is a 3-dimensional pencil drawing, on tracing paper, of an oblique bird's eye view of the square and its adjacent buildings. 2 coloured (in thick felt-tip pen) paper stylised manuscript plans of the area. The first shows the proposed surface of the square, the second shows the site-lines around the area of the square. There are 2 sheets of small-scale...
Dates:
1978
Found in:
University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections
/
The Percy Johnson-Marshall Collection
/
Percy Johnson-Marshall Associates
/
University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area
/
University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Development Area
/
Development of Bristo Square
/
Development of Bristo Square: plans