Daniel Andrew Levie was born at Old Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland was born on 3 December 1875 and was articled to Duncan McMillan (1840-1928) and John Ross McMillan (1867-1959) of McMillan & Son in Aberdeen. He also attended Aberdeen School of Art. Having completed his articles, he was employed as an assistant architect to the Scottish School Board, and taught for a period at Aberdeen School of Art.
In 1901 Levie moved to Cork in Ireland where he worked as an assistant to William Henry Hill (1838-1911) of W. H. Hill & Son. During his time at W. H. Hill & Son he met Robert Boyle Chillingworth (1878-1916) and tin c.1911 they formed the architectural partnership Chillingworth & Levie in Cork.
Following the death of Chillingworth in 1916, Levie continued the practice alone but retained the original title of the firm. In 1929 he took John E, Wilkinson into partnership. The original name was again retained. The practice closed in 1994.
Levie was elected a member of the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) in 1919 and a Fellow of The Royal Institute of British Architects (FRIBA) in 1925. He was also a Member of the Society of architects (MSA) until 1925.
Levie had an office at South Mall, Cork throughout his career as an architect. His home address was given as Hop Island, Douglas, Cork in 1911; and The Island, Rochestown, Co. Cork in 1914 and 1963. He died in Cork on 25 July 1963. His brother, John Begg Levie (1877-?) was also an architect and shared an office with him, 11 South Mall, Cork, for several years.
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 2: L-Z. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001