title: Andrew Baxter Leven
text: # Andrew Baxter Leven
  
  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.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Leven was born in Montrose, Angus in 1885. 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) in 1927.
  
  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.
  
  ## 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
  * Brisbane Dental Hospital and College
  * Mackay Court House
  * University of Queensland Mayne Medical School
  