Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment

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Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment
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Established24 May 1957;68 years ago (1957-05-24)
Location,
Affiliations Robert Gordon University
Website www.rgu.ac.uk/sss OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Listed Building – Category B
Official nameGarthdee House (Scott Sutherland School of Architecture)
Designated30 April 2001
Reference no. LB47908
Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment

The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment is an architecture school administered by Robert Gordon University. It is located on the university's campus in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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History

The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture opened on 24 May 1957. [1] It takes its name from Thomas Scott Sutherland, [2] an Aberdeen architect and city councillor, who donated the school's main building and grounds in July 1953. [3]

The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment was formed by the merging of the School of Construction, Property and Surveying and the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture.[ citation needed ]

Program

The current head of School is Professor David McClean. The School offers a Master of Architecture (MArch) programme as a first degree in architecture, and BSc Honours degrees in Surveying, Architectural Technology and Construction Design and Management. Postgraduate courses include the Graduate Diploma in Surveying and MSc courses in Advanced Architectural Studies, Construction Project Management, Property Development and Visualisation in Architecture and the Built Environment. [4] Research at the School includes work concerning sustainable design, visualisation, collaborative and participatory design, pedagogy and project management.

Alumni

References

  1. "Councillor's Dream Comes True" . Evening Express. Aberdeen. 24 May 1957. Retrieved 2 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Dictionary of Scottish Architects - DSA Architect Biography Report (March 19, 2020, 2:16 pm)". www.scottisharchitects.org.uk.
  3. ""Munificent gift" to Gordon's College" . The Courier and Advertiser. Dundee. 1 August 1953. Retrieved 2 September 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Robert Gordon University :: website". www3.rgu.ac.uk.

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