Robert Hurd

Sir Robert Philip Andrew Hurd (1905 - 1963) was an influential conservation architect and champion of a modern Scottish architecture. He was of Anglo-Scottish parentage, the son of Sir Percy Angler Hurd MP and Hannah Swan Cox.

Hurd came to Scotland in 1930 and worked at Edinburgh College of Art as assistant to the architect and planner, Frank Mears. He wrote and broadcast on Scottish architecture, planning and reconstruction. Politically, he was a Scottish nationalist.

He was an early member of the National Trust for Scotland and author of one of its first major publications, Scotland Under Trust (1938). During the Second World War he worked with fellow architect Alan Reiach on a book for the Saltire Society entitled Building Scotland - Past and Future, a pictorial appeal for post-war Scotland to be planned and designed bravely.

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	Hand, Heart and Soul: The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland by Elizabeth Cumming 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2007 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Edinburgh: An Illustrated Architectural Guide by Charles McKean 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1982 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art Deco Scotland: Design and Architecture in the Jazz Age by Bruce Peter it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2025 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scottish Thirties: An Architectural Introduction by Charles McKean 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1987 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Renewing Old Edinburgh: The Enduring Legacy of Patrick Geddes by Jim Johnson liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New Saltire No. 10: December 1963 by Magnus Magnusson (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1963 add/edit characters	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars