Guide
to Glasgow Buildings / Architects
Scottish Architecture
Glasgow was once called the Second City of the Empire and has always been
a strong trading city. Famous architects that have completed buildings
here include Rennie Mackintosh, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Zaha
Hadid. The city has a very strong grid and the Merchant City was once
the home of Glasgow's tobacco lords.
Enjoy your visit!
Homes for the Future from Mckeown Alexander Architects
All Glasgow buildings are listed using a standard format:
- Title in English
- Key date of building completion; key dates of subsequent work
- Architect or Architects
- A short description of the architecture & personal evaluation
Glasgow Science Centre from BDP Architects
Ten Key Glasgow buildings (chronological):
1. St Vincent Street Church
1859
Alexander 'Greek' Thomson
2. Central Station Glasgow
1876-79; 1901-06; 2003
blyth & cunningham / rowand anderson; james miller; gm + ad architects
3. Glasgow School of Art
1896
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect
4. Hill House
1902-04
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect
5. Burrell Museum
1971; 1978 - 1983
Sir Barry Gasson with Brit Andresen, Architect
6. Hunterian Museum
1978
William Whitfield
7. Homes for the Future
1999
masterplan: Page & Park Architects
8. Glasgow Science Centre
1999
Richard Horden Architects; BDP Architects
9. Radisson SAS Hotel
2003
gm+ad architects
10. Glasgow Transport Museum
2005-
Zaha Hadid Architects
Glasgow
Architecture
Lighthouse from Page / Park Architects
Glasgow Tours - Walking Tours of the city
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Radisson SAS Hotel
© andrew lee photographer
Key Glasgow buildings (chronological):
1. St Vincent Street Church
St Vincent Street, west central Glasgow
1859
Alexander 'Greek' Thomson
St
Vincent Street Church
2. Central Station Glasgow
79 Gordon Street, central Glasgow
Central Station: blyth & cunningham 1879
Central Hotel: rowand anderson 1879; james miller 1906
Central Station regeneration: gm + ad architects 2003
Central
Station Glasgow
3. Glasgow School of Art
167 Renfrew Street, off Sauchiehall Street, northwest central Glasgow
1896
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect
Glasgow
School of Art
4. Hill House
Upper Colquhoun Street, Helensburgh, north-west of Glasgow
1904
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect
Hill
House Glasgow
5. Burrell Museum
The Burrell Collection, 2060 Pollokshaws Road, southwest Glasgow
1983
Sir Barry Gasson with Brit Andresen, Architect
Burrell
Museum
6. Hunterian Museum
Hunterian Collection, Gilbert Scott Building, University Avenue, University
of
Glasgow, West End, Glasgow
1978
Gallery by architect William Whitfield
Interior of a Mackintosh-designed house formerly at 78 Southpark Avenue,
Glasgow, where he lived from 1906 - 1914.
Hunterian
Museum
7. Homes for the Future
Glasgow Green, southeast central Glasgow
1999
masterplanned by Page & Park Architects
Buildings by RMJM, Ian Ritchie, Elder & Cannon, Mckeown Alexander,
Ushida
Findlay, Wren Rutherford ASL, Rick Mather Architects
Homes
for the Future
8. Glasgow Science Centre
50 Pacific Quay, southwest Glasgow
1999
Richard Horden Architects; BDP Architects
Glasgow
Science Centre
9. Radisson SAS Hotel
301 Argyle Street, central Glasgow
2003
gm+ad architects
Radisson
SAS Hotel
10. Glasgow Transport Museum
Kelvinside, west Glasgow
2005-
Zaha Hadid Architects
Glasgow
Transport Museum
SECC Arena from Foster & Partners
Key Public Spaces in the city - Glasgow Squares
& Parks:
Buchanan
Street
George
Square
Other Glasgow buildings (alphabetical order):
bbc scotland
bell st
crown
street
glasgow
harbour
glasgow
tower
hidden
gardens
italian
centre
merchant
city
pacific
quay
secc
secc
arena
sentinel
building
spectrum
building
st
enoch centre
tron theatre
Glasgow Harbour building from Glasgow Harbour
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