The Library Designs of Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson.

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    • Subject Terms:
      SCOTLAND; UNITED Kingdom
    • Subject Terms:
      SPENCE, Basil, Sir, 1907-1976; FERGUSON, Peter Scott; GLOVER, John Hardie; MERRYLEES, Andrew, 1933-
    • Abstract:
      Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson, enjoyed a conspicuous presence on the Scottish architectural scene, undertaking a wide range of notable commissions.1 One field in which they became acknowledged as specialists was that of library design. This expertise was developed during the design process for their first such job, the University of Edinburgh's Main Library, which received a RIBA award (1968) and a Civic Trust Commendation (1969). It led to an interesting group of libraries executed during the 1960s and 1970s. In this paper, both the well-known and more obscure libraries and library projects of Spence, Glover & Ferguson are discussed.2 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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