Andrew Baxter Leven (2 February 1885 – 1966) was a Scottish-born architect in Australia. As chief architect in the Queensland Department of Public Works, he designed many of

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

's public buildings, some of which are now heritage-listed.

Early life

Leven was born in

Montrose, Angus Montrose ( ; ) is a town and former royal burgh in Angus, Scotland. Situated north of Dundee and south of Aberdeen, Montrose lies between the mouths of the River North Esk, Angus, North and River South Esk, South Esk rivers. It is the northe ...

in 1885.''Who's Who in Australia, 1921-1950'', p. 424 Leven trained as an architect in Scotland and then immigrated to Queensland in 1910 on the recommendation of friends.

Architectural career

He became chief architect of the Queensland Department of Public Works (

Queensland Government Architect The Queensland Government Architect is a position within the public service of Queensland, Australia with responsibility for the design of government buildings in Queensland. It was formerly known as the Queensland Colonial Architect. The position ...

) in 1927. He was a Fellow of the

Royal Australian Institute of Architects The Australian Institute of Architects, officially the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (abbreviated as RAIA), is Australia's professional body for architects. Its members use the post-nominals FRAIA (Fellow), ARAIA (Associate Member) an ...

and chairman of the Board of Architects of Queensland and a member of the Architecture Faculty of the

University of Queensland The University of Queensland is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Brisbane, the capital city of the Australian state of Queensland. Founded in 1909 by the Queensland parliament, UQ is one of the six sandstone ...

Person life

Leven married Ethel Maud Richardson in 1919. They had one son and one daughter. He retired in February 1951 and died in 1966 in Brisbane.

Notable works

ANZAC Square, Brisbane ANZAC Square is a heritage-listed town square and war memorial located between Ann Street, Brisbane, Ann Street and Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Adelaide Street (opposite Post Office Square, Brisbane, Post Office Square), in Brisbane, Queensla ...

* Brisbane Dental Hospital and College * Mackay Court House * University of Queensland Mayne Medical School

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Leven, Andrew Baxter Architects from Brisbane Academic staff of the University of Queensland 1885 births 1966 deaths People from Montrose, Angus Date of death missing Scottish emigrants to Australia