Archive relating to projects for the Scottish Tourist Board; King's College conference and visitor centre, University of Aberdeen; McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh; Dundee Law; canopy for arborete ...

Description Archive relating to projects for the Scottish Tourist Board; King's College conference and visitor centre, University of Aberdeen; McEwan Hall, University of Edinburgh; Dundee Law; canopy for arboreteum in Pitlochry; Glasgow Garden Festival; Pencaet Studios; Fishing Heritage Trail; High School Yards, University of Edinburgh; single house design sketches; sketch impressions of Scottish Highland environment; SYHA hostel; Arran Archaeological project; and 16 Dewartown Village, as well as brochures, reports, correspondence and appointment letters.

Date c. 1974 to 2005

Collection Records of Edward Taylor, architect and planning consultant, Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number 551 57/6/2

Category All Other

Scope and Content Box 2 contents: 5. For the Scottish Tourist Board (STB) while in its employment: a brochure aimed at developers, describing proposals for Queen’s Dock Glasgow 1979 6. University of Aberdeen: King’s College Conference and Visitor Centre. A guide book published by the University, including sketch of ground floor visitor centre displays 1990 7. University of Edinburgh. Extract of an illustrated report in the “Alumni Revew”, including E Taylor’s description of proposals for the McEwan Hall 1994/5 8. Reprint from Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1995 concerning the investigations at Dundee Law, preliminary to and during the contract work. Note by ET on flysheet plus a letter from Dr. Stephen Driscoll, archaeologist , GUARD 9. Sketch of proposed arboretum inspired canopy for Pitlochry circa 1990 presented to SDA. 10. Glasgow Garden Festival. Progress photos of Display Tower for the Forestry Commission 1988. Photo Negatives for two competition entries: Northallerton Town Hall and the Burrell Collection Gallery, Pollack Park Glasgow. 11. Sketches for furniture and other items for Pencaet Studios 1983 12. “ Energy Conservation in the Smaller Hotel” booklet prepared while employed by the Scottish Tourist Board (STB). In response to the Government’s “Save It” energy campaign, 1980. 13. “Fishing Heritage Trail”- fragments of a promotion by STB to create a car trail on the east coast of Scotland, from Eyemouth to Scrabster . Material consists mostly of early photos of some of the smaller fishing communities in at the turn of the 19th/ 20th century in Fife and Aberdeenshire. 14. Letter to Early History Curator, Dundee, plus a photo of the Law summit taken around 1992. 15. Feasibility study of High School Yards site by the Architecture Research Unit, University of Edinburgh 1971 16. Single house design sketches circa1970/80s 17. Drafts for office brochure- first attempts at setting up one-man practice in East Lodge 1985 18. Progress colour photos of University of Aberdeen conference and visitor centre 1991 and photos of University of Stirling’s McRobert Centre invited competition model submitted 1995 19. “Apologies to Osbert Lancaster”. Sketch impressions of Scottish Highland environment 1973. 20. 3 early drawings of University of Aberdeen King’s College conference and visitor centre, prior to final submission to the client 1989. 21. Appointment letters, etc, 1974/75. 22. Sketch fragment section and elevation SYHA hostel competition 1979. 23. Proposal to Arran Archaeological Project along with Eric Caulton and Stephen Driscoll 1993. 24. Basement floor plan of McEwan Hall showing alterations for facilities improvement, together with a propose ramp at ground floor, both contained in the submission for HLF grant 1998. 25. Proposals for a cottage extension at No 16 Dewartown Village. Early sketches, scheme design drawings and warrant application drawings 2004/5.

Accession Number 2014/49

External Reference Box 2

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