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- 1964-1965 (Creation)
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12 architectural drawings
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James Peter Birrell was born in Melbourne on the 24 October 1928. He was educated at the Melbourne Technical College (1945-1949) while working for the Victorian State Works Department (1947), for R.G. Warren (1948) and the Commonwealth Works Department (1948-1950). He transferred into a fourth year course in the School of Architecture at the University of Melbourne. Following his graduation in 1950, he returned to the Commonwealth Works Department and worked for them in Melbourne, Canberra and Darwin. He was appointed Architect in charge of the Architectural Branch in the Brisbane City Council (1955-1961). He resigned to become Staff Architect to the University of Queensland (1961-1966). He commenced his own practice in 1966, with offices at various times in Brisbane, Townsville, Port Moresby, and Maroochydore with various partners (including Lorant Kulley, Philip Conn, Richard Stringer and Lindsay Mack). He died on 20 September 2019, aged 90.
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Job A31 Dental School Accommodation Physiology Building, Title block client name is The University of Queensland, Architect is J.P. Birrell (University Architect), ink drawings on tracing paper, 1964-1965:
[Item 1] 'Working drawing' ; drawing number A31 /1 A ; Nov 1964.
[Item 2] 'Microscope laboratory benches' ; drawing number A31 / 2 ; Nov 1964.
[Item 3] 'Lecturer's bench microscope laboratory' ; drawing number A31 / 3 A ; Nov 1964.
[Item 4] 'Display fitting microscope laboratory' ; drawing number A31 / 4 ; Nov 1964.
[Item 5] 'Pin-up boards to microscope laboratory' ; drawing number A31 / 5 ; Nov 1964.
[Item 6] 'Wall benches to microscope laboratory' ; drawing number A31 / 6 ; Nov 1964.
[Item 7] 'Wall benches to office laboratory' ; drawing number A31 / 7 ; Dec 1964.
[Item 8] 'Details: Museum preparation room, oral physiology demonstration room, and storeroom' ; drawing number A31 / 8 ; Dec 1964.
[Item 9] 'Fittings to student hard tissue preparation lab' ; drawing number A31 / 9 ; [Dec 1964?].
[Item 10] 'Details: Demonstration room, temporary museum, door T.19' ; drawing number A31 / 10 ; Apr 1965.
[Item 11] 'Door schedule' ; drawing number A31 / 11 ; Nov 1964.
[Item 12] 'Details: bag rack unit microscope lab. projection' ; drawing number A31 / 12 ; Nov 1964.
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Arranged by job number and by drawing number if possible. Order has been imposed by processing archivist.
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Oversize folder 10
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Previously housed in Folder 21 as A9.01-53; then in Folder 21b.
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Created, Linda Justo, 27-Jan-2021