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Agriculture and Entomology Building, University of Queensland

The Co-Ordinator General of State Works originally gave the commission for the University of Queensland Agriculture and Entomology Building (known as Hartley Teakle Building) to Fred Scorer of the firm Scorer and Scorer on 17 March 1966. After Fred Scorer's untimely death in 1966, James Birrell purchased the Scorer and Scorer firm as part of setting up his own practice. He resigned as University Architect in late March 1966. The Co-Ordinator General approved Birrell taking over the commission for the Agriculture and Entomology Building. James Birrell and Partners were the architects for the building. The site chosen for the building was to the north-west of the Great Court on the western side of Mill road. The glass houses and veterinary buildings were built. Mayne Hall, now the UQ Art Museum and the Biological Science Library and Refect were not yet built. Front Drive still ran along the front of Main Building (now Forgan Smith).

The Agriculture and Entomology Building was designed to follow the site contours, was a 'c-shaped plan' and was designed to be built in three separate stages. Each stage was designed to be complete within themselves. Stage 1 was completed in February 1969; Stage 2 in May 1970; and Stage 3 in December 1970.

The subseries consists of plans for the Agriculture and Entomology Building, Stages 1-3, on the University of Queensland St. Lucia campus. It contains preliminary drawings by James Birrell as the University Architect and Master plans by Scorer and Scorer. Stage 1 : Job B7. Stage 2 : Job B7A; Stage 3 : Job B7B. Includes: site plan, floor plans, drainage plans, elevations, sections, roof details, site works, sun control details, window details, stair details, furniture details, seminar rooms, teaching rooms, administrative rooms, staff room details, student rooms, door schedules, perspectives, preliminary plans. Engineering plans Job 3092, 3378, 3398. Electrical engineer Job 1217. Mechanical engineer Job 2040.

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Drawings for The Agriculture and Entomology Building by James Birrell & Partners and Antony Tod & Partners

The Agriculture and Entomology Building was built in three stages. This file comprises three jobs for The Agriculture and Entomology Building by James Birrell & Partners (Architect) and Antony Tod & Partners (Consulting Structural Engineers). Drawings are ink line drawings on paper:
[Item 1] Sections, Drawing no. 2040-SK1, dated Oct 1966, (previously numberd A16.98);
[Item 2] '2nd floor plan : Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Two', Drawing no. 3092-1, dated Sep 1969, (previously numberd A16.99);
[Item 3] 'Roof plan : Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Two', Drawing no. 3092-2, dated Sep 1969, (previously numberd A16.100);
[Item 4] 'Beam details : Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Two', Drawing no. 3092-3, dated Sep 1969, (previously numberd A16.101);
[Item 5] 'Plan at second floor mezzanine : Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Two', Drawing no. 3092-5, dated Sep 1969, (previously numberd A16.102);
[Item 6] 'Roof over south main stairs : Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Two', Drawing no. 3092-6, undated, (previously numberd A16.103);
[Item 7] 'Sections thru south fire escape & main stairs : Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Two', Drawing no. 3092-7, Sep 1969, (previously numberd A16.104);
[Item 8] 'Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building Stage Three', 1 volume of 5 architectural drawings stapled together, Drawing no. 3398 followed by a running sheet number from 1 to 5, all dated May 1970, (previously treated as 5 separate items numbered A16.105-108, with number A16.108 duplicated)

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Additional architectural drawings

36 drawings for the Library at James Cook University; some with University of Queensland in the Title block; some with James Birrell and Partners; various titles; dated between 1966 and 1974 and undated; no drawing/job numbers.

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Working drawings for Union College Stage 2

The construction of Stage II commenced in May 1965 and was presumably completed before the start of first term in 1966. There are 11 drawings in this file.

There are nine working drawings that form a set, all drawings are ink line drawings on tracing paper and all but one have the date of March 1966 and are drawn by B. Goodsir. These nine drawings are:
[Item 1] 'Facilities block : floor and roof plans', sheet no. 2 (previously numbered A15.87);
[Item 2] 'Facilities block : elevations sections and window details', sheet no. 3 (previously numbered A15.88);
[Item 3] 'Fireplace and flue details', sheet no. 5 (previously numbered A15.89);
[Item 4] Warden's residence : plans, elevations and sections', sheet no. 6 (previously numbered A15.90);
[Item 5] Warden's residence : sections', sheet no. 7 (previously numbered A15.91);
[Item 6] Warden's residence : cupboard details ; Facilities block ; female change room', sheet no. 8 (previously numbered A15.92);
[Item 7] Warden's residence door details', sheet no. 9 (previously numbered A15.93);
[Item 8] Warden's residence: windows ; Existing dormitory block : stair glazing', sheet no. 10 (previously numbered A15.94); and
[Item 9] 'Details of driveway and carpark', sheet no. 11, dated 20 April 1966 (previously numbered A15.95).

Two additional drawings:
[Item 10] 1 drawing titled 'Union College Stage 2 : Boundary wall and paths', no job number, no date (previously numbered A15.86);
[Item 11] 1 drawing with University of Queensland title block that has J.P. Birrell as University Architect, that relates to Stage 2 construction titled 'View of Warden's residence from Upland Road', no job number, no date (previously numbered A15.85)

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Drawings from contractors for Union College Stage 2

The construction of Stage 1 commenced on 26 June 1964 and was completed in May 1965. This file comprises plans from contractors: [Items 1-2] Job no. 1171 Union College Extentions by P.R. Scott & Associates (Consulting Mechanical & Electrical Engineers), job/drawing number 1171/1 (previously numbered A15.104) and 1171/2 (previously numbered A15.105).

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Preliminary drawings by James Birrell and Partners

This file has the initial drawings by James Birrell and Partners for the Agriculture and Entomology Building.

[Items 1-20] Twenty drawings for the proposed new Agriculture and Entomology Building, ink line drawings on tracing paper, various sizes, some undated, others dated Aug to Sep 1966 (previously numbered A16.14-34).

[Items 21-26] Sketch plans for the Proposed Agriculture and Entomology Building, ink line drawings on tracing paper, dated Oct 1966, 76 x 103 cm (previously numbered A16.90-94, and one unnumbered).

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