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Robert Hurd | |
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| Born | Robert Philip Andrew Hurd 5 July 1905 |
| Died | 17 September 1963 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Movement | Scottish Renaissance |
| Parent(s) | Percy Hurd Hannah Cox |
| Relatives | Anthony Hurd (brother) |
Robert Philip Andrew Hurd (29 July 1905 – 17 September 1963) was an influential conservation architect. His original aim was to be an architectural author specialising in traditional forms. He came to Scotland in 1930 and worked at the Edinburgh College of Art for two years as assistant to the architect and planner Frank Mears. He was an early and highly respected conservation architect and wrote and broadcast on Scottish architecture, planning and reconstruction.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ Hurd, Robert (1932), Building Scotland, in Cleghorn Thomson, David (Ed.), Scotland in Quest of Her Youth, Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, pp. 172 – 190
- ^ Hurd, Robert (1939), The Face of Modern Edinburgh, in the Quarterly Illustrated of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland, No. 61, July 1939, pp. 11 – 17
- ^ Hurd, Robert (1942), Planning and Building: An Architectural Survey, in The New Scotland: 17 Chapters on Scottish Reconstruction, The London Scots Self-Government Committee, pp. 59 – 73
- ^ Hurd, Robert (1951), Architecture, in Reid, J.M. (Ed.), Some Scottish Arts, Serif Books Ltd., Edinburgh, pp. 5 – 12
- ^ Hurd, Robert (1952), Gladstone's Land: The Story of an Old Edinburgh House, The Saltire Society