Andrew Baxter Leven
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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]
Architectural career
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]