The Western Arts Building was designed to be geometrically related to the existing surrounding buildings forming a visual relation across Mill Road. It was to sit back from the western end of Main Building (Forgan Smith), linked by a cloister. The pilot plan for the proposed Western Arts Building designed by Birrell was submitted to the Australian Universities Commission (A.U.C.) in 1965 and rejected. Birrell's design was a break from the original design by Hennessy and Hennessy who were eventually commissioned as architects for the Western Arts building (Mitchie Building) on 16 March 1967.

This file consists of 35 plans for proposed New Western Arts building on the St. Lucia campus. Includes: site plans and presentation sketches for floor plans and perspectives.

Job MF.1.80 Animal Husbandry Student Research Laboratory and Animal Breeding Centre consists of 11 working drawings; ink line drawings on tracing paper; sheets are numbered sequentially 1 to 11; dated Sep/Oct 1965; title block has the University of Queensland with J. P. Birrell as University Architect.

University Institution, Mount Gravatt drawings include: Land slope diagram (1966) ; Landscape elements ; Adjoining land uses and main approaches ; Traffic scheme ; Main service routes ; Geological structure (1966) ; Topographical sections ; Land use pattern ; Immediate development (1966) ; Aerial photograph of site for second University Institution ; Site plan ; Immediate development plan (1966) ; Adjoining land uses and main approaches (colour) ; Landscape elements ; Main service routes ; Topographical sections ; Contour map ; Proposed Mt. Gravatt University and Technical College sites / prepared by the Topographic Branch, Survey Office, Brisbane (1965).

Drawings for stage 2. 8 ink line drawings of tracing paper, 38 x 48 cm, titled Proposed completion - J.D. Story Administration Building for Social Science, no University of Queensland title block with building, client and architect details : [Item 1] Lower ground floor, pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.190) ; [Item 2] Ground floor, pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.191) ; [Item 3] [First floor], pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.192) ; [Item 4] [Second floor], pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.193) ; [Item 5] [Third floor], pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.194) ; [Item 6] [Fourth floor], pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.195) ; [Item 7] [Fifth floor], pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.196) ; and [Item 8] Fifth floor, pencil annotations, (Previously numbered A10.197). [Item 9] Proposed completion - J.D. Story Administration Building for Social Science, badly damaged and torn, ink line drawing on tracing paper, approx. 49 x 100 cm, University of Queensland title block, no drawing number, undated, creator not identified, looks to be two plans pasted together (previous numbered has been torn off). [Item 10] Perspective of the J.D. Administration Building, includes stages 1 and 2 with Senate House, ink line drawing on tracing paper, 50 x 76 cm, dated Feb 1965 (previously numbered A10.06).

Drawing titled Immediate Plan for Moggill Farm, with buildings and contour lines; ink line drawings on paper; J. P. Birrell as University Architect; dated Feb 1964. Accommpanied by 2 drawings with contour lines for the Farm.

Job no. M.F.1-81 Animal Breeding Centre consists of: [Items 1-6] 6 working drawings, ink line drawings on tracing paper, sheets are numbered sequentially 1 to 6 and dated Sep/Oct 1965; (Items 7-8] 2 drawings without sheet numbers, ink line drawings on tracing paper dated Apr 1965; and [Item 9] 1 volume with the same 6 working drawings on paper and stapled together.

15 working drawings, dated Jun to Aug 1965, title block with University of Queensland and James Birrell as University Architect with a running sheet number. These numbers are: T3/1 to 3, 8, 14-16 and 18-25.

University of Queensland St. Lucia Proposed Dental School Accommodation, James Birrell and Partners, April 1966: [Item 1] Ink line drawing on tracing paper; [Item 2] Ink line drawing on paper.

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)

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.