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'''Andy MacMillan''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Royal Scottish Academician|RSA]] (1928-2014) was a Scottish architect, educator, writer and broadcaster. He served as head of the [[Mackintosh School of Architecture]] in [[Glasgow]] between 1973 and 1994 and was awarded the [[Royal Society of Arts]] gold medal (1975) and the inaugural lifetime achievement award of the [[Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland]].
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'''Andrew MacMillan''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] [[Royal Scottish Academician|RSA]] [[Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland|FRIAS]] [[RIBA]] (11 December 1928, in [[Maryhill]], [[Glasgow]] – 16 August 2014, in [[Inverness]]) was a Scottish architect, educator, writer and broadcaster. He served as head of the [[Mackintosh School of Architecture]] in Glasgow between 1973 and 1994 and was awarded the [[Royal Society of Arts]] gold medal (1975) and the inaugural lifetime achievement award of the [[Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Chapman|first1=Tony|title=Obituary: Andy MacMillan|url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/obituary-andy-macmillan/5070386.article|website=bdonline|publisher=Building Design|accessdate=19 August 2014|date=18 August 2014}}</ref> In 1986 he was Davenport Visiting Professor at [[Yale University]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Baxter|first1=Neil|title=Obituary|url=http://www.scotsman.com/mobile/news/obituaries/obituary-professor-andy-macmillan-obe-rsa-riba-frias-architect-and-educator-1-3513363|accessdate=19 August 2014|work=The Scotsman|date=19 August 2014}}</ref>


MacMillan and his lifelong friend Isi Metzstein joined [[Gillespie, Kidd & Coia]] in 1954 and went on to become the firm's lead designers, with both becoming partners in the business in 1966.
MacMillan joined his lifelong friend [[Isi Metzstein]] at [[Gillespie, Kidd & Coia]] in 1954 and the pair went on to become the firm's lead designers, both becoming partners in the business in 1966.

He was appointed an Officer of the [[Order of the British Empire]] in 1992.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11053693/Professor-Andy-MacMillan-obituary.html The Telegraph, Obituary]. Retrieved 14 November 2014</ref>

[[National Life Stories]] conducted an oral history interview (C467/112) with Andy MacMillan in 2013 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.<ref name=oralhistory>[http://sounds.bl.uk/Oral-history/Architects-Lives/021M-C0467X0112XX-0001V0 National Life Stories, 'MacMillan, Andy (1 of 10) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 2013]. Retrieved 10 April 2018</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
* Church of St Paul, [[Glenrothes]], 1957
* Church of St Paul, [[Glenrothes]], 1957
* Bellshill Maternity Hospital and Nurses Home
* [[Bellshill Maternity Hospital]] and Nurses Home
* schools in [[Cumbernauld]], [[Simshill]], [[Langside]], [[Pollock]] and Glasgow
* schools in [[Cumbernauld]], [[Simshill]], [[Langside]], [[Pollock]] and Glasgow
* St Mary of the Angels, Falkirk
* St Mary of the Angels, Falkirk
* St Joseph’s Church, Duntocher
* St Joseph's Church, Duntocher
* St Bride’s, East Kilbride
* St Bride's, East Kilbride
* St Patrick’s, Kilsyth
* St Patrick's, Kilsyth
* St Benedict’s, Easterhouse
* St Benedict's, Easterhouse
* Our Lady of Good Counsel, Glasgow
* Our Lady of Good Counsel, Glasgow
* [[St Peter's Seminary, Scotland|St Peter's Seminary]], Cardross
* [[St Peter's Seminary, Scotland|St Peter's Seminary]], Cardross, the first modern building to be awarded [[Category-A listed]] status<ref>{{cite web|title=Architect Biography Report|url=http://www.scottisharchitects.org.uk/architect_full.php?id=200547|publisher=Dictionary of Scottish Architects}}</ref>
* [[halls of residence]] at the [[University of Hull]] (1963–7)
* Alterations and additions to [[Wadham College, Oxford|Wadham College]], Oxford (1971–7)
* [[Robinson College, Cambridge|Robinson College]], Cambridge (1974–80)
* [[Craobh Haven]], Argyll


==Television series==
==Television series==
* ''Six Scottish Burghs'', [[Scottish Television]]
* ''Six Scottish Burghs'', Pencil of Light for BBC Scotland, produced and directed by Ken Macgregor

==See also==
*[[The Artist's Cottage project]]
*[[House for an Art Lover]]
*[[Robert Macintyre]]


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:06, 21 November 2023

Not to be confused with Andy McMillan.

Andrew MacMillan OBE RSA FRIAS RIBA (11 December 1928, in Maryhill, Glasgow – 16 August 2014, in Inverness) was a Scottish architect, educator, writer and broadcaster. He served as head of the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow between 1973 and 1994 and was awarded the Royal Society of Arts gold medal (1975) and the inaugural lifetime achievement award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.[1] In 1986 he was Davenport Visiting Professor at Yale University.[2]

MacMillan joined his lifelong friend Isi Metzstein at Gillespie, Kidd & Coia in 1954 and the pair went on to become the firm's lead designers, both becoming partners in the business in 1966.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1992.[3]

National Life Stories conducted an oral history interview (C467/112) with Andy MacMillan in 2013 for its Architects Lives' collection held by the British Library.[4]

Works[edit]

Television series[edit]

  • Six Scottish Burghs, Pencil of Light for BBC Scotland, produced and directed by Ken Macgregor

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Chapman, Tony (18 August 2014). "Obituary: Andy MacMillan". bdonline. Building Design. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ Baxter, Neil (19 August 2014). "Obituary". The Scotsman. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ The Telegraph, Obituary. Retrieved 14 November 2014
  4. ^ National Life Stories, 'MacMillan, Andy (1 of 10) National Life Stories Collection: Architects' Lives', The British Library Board, 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2018
  5. ^ "Architect Biography Report". Dictionary of Scottish Architects.
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