Andrew Melville Hall [SEP] architect
Andrew Melville Hall
Andrew Melville Hall is a student hall of residence of the University of St Andrews located in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was built in 1967 in the brutalist style, and it accommodates approximately 275 students.
History.
Designed in the New Brutalist style by the renowned architect James Stirling, Andrew Melville Hall was built during a major expansion of the University in the 1960s using prefabricated concrete modules. Errors in construction meant that extensive remedial work was required over several decades. Plans for further buildings
, house services, and maintenance.
Facilities In film.
Andrew Melville Hall was used for location shooting of the film adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel, "Never Let Me Go" starring Keira Knightley.
Sources.
- Kenneth Frampton, "Andrew Melville Hall", Architectural Design Magazine, Sept. 1970
- "Andrew Melville Halls of Residence", Adrian Welch / Isabelle Lomholt, www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk.
- "St. Andrews Dormitory", The Architecture Week Great Buildings Collection.
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