Robert Gordon University the move to the main campus at Garthdee. Also located here was the old City Centre campus. Many of these buildings were sold over the years to Robert Gordon's College for school use, while others are for sale or have been sold for redevelopment. In July 2014, the St. Andrew Street building (which had been replaced by the Sir Ian Wood building at the Garthdee campus) was sold to the Canadian hotel Sandman Hotels group to be converted to a 4-star hotel. The 12,000 square- metre building was constructed around 1908 and had served as the Aberdeen College of Education
Robert A. Gordon Robert A. Gordon Robert A. Gordon (born August 10, 1932) is an American sociologist best known for his work on intelligence, criminality, and race. Born in New York City, he served in the United States Army from 1955-1957. Gordon earned his B.A. from the College of the City of New York in 1957, then attended the University of Chicago, earning his M.A. in 1961 and his Ph.D. in 1963. That year, he began teaching at Johns Hopkins University, until retiring in 2005. He was the second husband of Linda Gottfredson, and one of 52 signatories on "Mainstream Science on Intelligence,"