Gillespie, Kidd & Coia
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Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was a renowned 20th-century Scottish architectural firm celebrated for its innovative Modernist and often Brutalist designs, particularly of Catholic churches and educational buildings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gillespie, Kidd & Coia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6499805 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia Context triple: [St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride, architect, Gillespie, Kidd & Coia]
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A. A. Binnie and Partners
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia Target entity description: Gillespie, Kidd & Coia was a renowned 20th-century Scottish architectural firm celebrated for its innovative Modernist and often Brutalist designs, particularly of Catholic churches and educational buildings.
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A.
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners
Sir Alexander Gibb & Partners was a prominent British civil engineering consultancy known for its major infrastructure and building projects in the UK and abroad.
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B.
McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart
McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart was an earlier Canadian publishing firm that evolved into the well-known book publisher McClelland and Stewart.
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C.
Fennemore Craig
Fennemore Craig is a longstanding U.S. law firm known for providing business and litigation services across the American West.
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D.
Connell Mott MacDonald
Connell Mott MacDonald is an engineering consultancy firm known for providing structural engineering services on major projects such as the Eureka Tower in Melbourne.
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E.
A. A. Binnie and Partners
A. A. Binnie and Partners was a prominent British civil engineering consultancy known for designing major hydraulic and infrastructure projects worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish company
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architectural firm ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Brutalism
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Modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designFocus |
Roman Catholic ecclesiastical architecture
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post-war educational buildings ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Jack Coia
NERFINISHED
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James Salmon NERFINISHED ⓘ William Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfWorks | several buildings are listed in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European Modernism
NERFINISHED
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Le Corbusier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArchitect |
Andy MacMillan
NERFINISHED
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Isi Metzstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Coia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
20th-century Scottish architecture
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design of Catholic churches ⓘ design of educational buildings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Notre Dame College buildings, Bearsden
NERFINISHED
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Our Lady of Good Counsel, Dennistoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Robroyston Church, Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ St Aidan’s Church, Wishaw NERFINISHED ⓘ St Benedict’s Church, Easterhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ St Bride’s Church, Bothwell NERFINISHED ⓘ St Bride’s Church, East Kilbride NERFINISHED ⓘ St Charles’ Church, North Kelvinside NERFINISHED ⓘ St Columba’s Church, Glenrothes NERFINISHED ⓘ St John Bosco Church, Easterhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ St Joseph’s Church, Faifley NERFINISHED ⓘ St Margaret’s Church, Clydebank NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mary’s Church, Duntocher NERFINISHED ⓘ St Mary’s Church, Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ St Patrick’s Church, Dumbarton NERFINISHED ⓘ St Patrick’s Church, Greenock NERFINISHED ⓘ St Patrick’s Church, Kilsyth NERFINISHED ⓘ St Patrick’s Primary School, Greenock NERFINISHED ⓘ St Paul’s Church, Glenrothes NERFINISHED ⓘ St Paul’s Church, Whiteinch NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter-in-Chains Church, Ardrossan NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter’s Seminary, Cardross NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow halls of residence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
influential in post-war British church architecture
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innovative use of concrete ⓘ |
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