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's public buildings, some of which are now heritage-listed. [1]
Leven was born in Montrose, Angus in 1885. [2] [3] Leven trained as an architect in Scotland and then immigrated to Queensland in 1910 on the recommendation of friends. [1]
He became chief architect of the Queensland Department of Public Works ( Queensland Government Architect) in 1927. [1]
He was a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and chairman of the Board of Architects of Queensland and a member of the Architecture Faculty of the University of Queensland. [1]
Leven married Ethel Maud Richardson in 1919. [4] They had one son and one daughter. [2] He retired in February 1951 [1] and died in 1966 in Brisbane. [3]
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's public buildings, some of which are now heritage-listed. [1]
Leven was born in Montrose, Angus in 1885. [2] [3] Leven trained as an architect in Scotland and then immigrated to Queensland in 1910 on the recommendation of friends. [1]
He became chief architect of the Queensland Department of Public Works ( Queensland Government Architect) in 1927. [1]
He was a Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and chairman of the Board of Architects of Queensland and a member of the Architecture Faculty of the University of Queensland. [1]
Leven married Ethel Maud Richardson in 1919. [4] They had one son and one daughter. [2] He retired in February 1951 [1] and died in 1966 in Brisbane. [3]