Town centre, Cumbernauld New Town
Architect/Designer | Cumbernauld Development Corporation |
| Leaker, Dudley Roberts (d. 2006) |
| Wilson, Sir Leslie Hugh (1913-1985) |
Artist/Photographer | Donat, John (1933-2004) |
Country | UK: Scotland |
City | Cumbernauld |
Subject Date | 1967 |
Image Date | 1967 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Brutalist |
Medium | 35mm Transparency |
Library Reference | Donat 1967 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | John Donat / RIBA Collections |
Subject | New towns ; Concrete ; Roads ; Housing |
NOTES: Created as a population overspill for Glasgow City, Cumbernauld was designated a new town in 1955. Leslie Hugh Wilson was the first Chief Architect to the Cumbernauld Development Corporation (CDC) which oversaw the development, promotion and management of the New Town until 1996. He was succeeded in 1962 by Dudley Roberts Leaker.
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