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Edinburgh, George Square, David Hume Tower
Faculty Building (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Edinburgh, George Square, David Hume Tower
Classification Faculty Building (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) University Of Edinburgh; Dht; Arts Tower; Hume Tower
Canmore ID 122566
Site Number NT27SE 1803
NGR NT 25981 72878
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/122566
- Council Edinburgh, City Of
- Parish Edinburgh (Edinburgh, City Of)
- Former Region Lothian
- Former District City Of Edinburgh
- Former County Midlothian
ARCHITECT: Robert Matthew, Johnson-Marshall & Partners 1960-3.
Photographic Survey (July 1963)
Photographic survey of buildings in the south of Edinburgh in 'George Square Ward' in 1963 by the Scottish National Buildings Record.
Project (1997)
The Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (http://www.pmsa.org.uk/) set up a National Recording Project in 1997 with the aim of making a survey of public monuments and sculpture in Britain ranging from medieval monuments to the most contemporary works. Information from the Edinburgh project was added to the RCAHMS database in October 2010 and again in 2012.
The PMSA (Public Monuments and Sculpture Association) Edinburgh Sculpture Project has been supported by Eastern Photocolour, Edinburgh College of Art, the Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, Historic Scotland, the Hope Scott Trust, The Old Edinburgh Club, the Pilgrim Trust, the RCAHMS, and the Scottish Archive Network.
Field Visit (23 July 1999)
Abstract sculpture (Caroesque) of simple flat shapes with edge-to-edge welding. Cantilevered forms. Located in paved area of sunken garden to be viewed from above and from refectory.
Inscriptions : None
Signatures : None
Information from Public Monuments and Sculpture Association (PMSA Work Ref : EDIN0132)
