Boyd Orr Building

Boyd Orr Building

Infobox Skyscraper
building_name = Boyd Orr Building


caption = Boyd Orr Building, Glasgow, UK,
2007
location = University Avenue
Glasgow
status = Complete
est-completion = 1971
use = University building
top_floor =
floor_count = 11
architect =
The Boyd Orr Building is a part of the University of Glasgow. It is named after John Boyd Orr.

Architecture

Built in 1971.

ituation

The front of the building looks out onto University Avenue. The back of the building faces the new Computing Science building and the Queen Margaret Union.

The Boyd Orr Building today

Used by the University of Glasgow for teaching students, and by other organisations holding lectures.

References

* [http://www.theglasgowstory.com/image.php?inum=TGSD00173] theglasgowstory.com

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