Nick Haynes, Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow (Edinburgh: Historic Scotland, 2013).

Abstract

This chapter presents reviews of Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Glasgow (2013) by Nick Haynes and Building Knowledge: An Architectural History of the University of Edinburgh (2017) by Nick Haynes and Clive B. Fenton. These books are published in a uniform and lavishly illustrated format by the body responsible for Scotland’s built heritage. The authors, who are primarily architectural historians, focus on style, patronage, costs, building methods, and other topics of architectural history, and use the papers of individual architects as well as university archives. Their work is also an important contribution to the history of universities, as the evolution of buildings reflects the changing demands of university education, and the place of universities within the urban community.