Today’s University of Medicine (1) was built in the 1950s as the Engineering College of Rangoon University. The architect was the Brit Raglan Squire, who also designed the Technical High School on Nat Mauk Road. Although this campus is a marvel of post-war modernist architecture, Squire’s main accomplishment was the concave assembly hall built entirely from wood. Much loved by the students, it was torn down during Ne Win’s regime in the late 1970s. Squire’s career took off also thanks to his lauded Yangon commissions. His former firm, RSP, has today become one of the most established architectural practices in Singapore.
Today’s University of Medicine (1) was built in the 1950s as the Engineering College of Rangoo
