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Glasgow Architecture : Strathclyde Buildings

Key Contemporary Architectural Developments in west of Scotland

Glasgow Buildings Glasgow, once called the Second City of the Empire, has always been a strong trading city. Famous architects that have designed buildings here include Rennie Mackintosh, Alexander 'Greek' Thomson, Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Zaha Hadid. The city has a strong grid plan and the Merchant City was once the home of Glasgow's tobacco lords. The most celebrated building in the city is undoubtedly the Glasgow School of Art - GSA by Charles Rennie Mackintosh (CRM). However there is much architecture by CRM and Greek Thomson in the city centre that can be visited on foot. If you have more than a day in the city then a visit south to the Burrell and the house for an Art Lover are advised and if for more than two days then a trip one hour west to Hill House by Mackintosh is suggested (e-architect arrange walking and bus tours in the city area and in Edinburgh). Newer architecture is clustered around Pacific Quay, the old docklands area south east of the city centre but the Merchant City and the area to the west also contain many architectural gems inserted into the historical context. Many visitors find the city reminds them of Chicago, especially the area around St Vincent Street with its massive formal bank buildings from around a century ago. Thumbnails are not linked to larger images on this page as the projects are featured on a related website, Glasgow Architecture : please follow the textlinks for more images/information. Glasgow Science Centre: photo © Keith Hunter, from BDP Architects Ten Key Glasgow Buildings Strathclyde Building Designs, chronological: 1. St Vincent Street Church 1859 Alexander 'Greek' Thomson image © Adrian Welch St Vincent Street Church 2. Central Station 1879 Blyth & Cunningham; Rowand Anderson picture © Adrian Welch Central Station Glasgow 3. Glasgow School of Art 1896 Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect photograph : Andrew Lee Glasgow School of Art 4. Hill House, Helensburgh, north-west of Glasgow 1904 Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Architect photo © Adrian Welch Hill House Glasgow 5. Burrell Museum 1983 Sir Barry Gasson with Brit Andresen, Architect photo © Adrian Welch Burrell Museum 6. Hunterian Museum 1978 William Whitfield photograph © Isabelle Lomholt Hunterian Museum : interior of a Mackintosh-designed house 7. Homes for the Future 1999 Page & Park Architects; RMJM, Ian Ritchie, Elder & Cannon, Mckeown Alexander, Ushida Findlay, Wren Rutherford ASL, Rick Mather Architects image from architect Homes for the Future 8. Glasgow Science Centre 1999 Richard Horden Architects; BDP Architects image from architect Glasgow Science Centre 9. Radisson SAS Hotel 2003 gm+ad architects picture © Andrew Lee Glasgow Radisson 10. Glasgow Transport Museum 2005- Zaha Hadid Architects image from architect Glasgow Transport Museum Homes for the Future picture : Andrew Lee © Mckeown Alexander Architects Glasgow News Recent Glasgow Building News Scottish Hydro Arena Construction photo © Isabelle Lomholt Scottish Hydro Major concert hall building designed by Foster + Partners. The building is located adjacent to the dull sheds of the SECC built in the 1980s. "It's going to be as iconic as its neighbour the Armadillo, and it will play a key role in Glasgow's Commonwealth Games in 2014". It is due to open in Sep 2013. St Peter’s Cardross Planning Application photograph © Niels Lomholt St Peter's Seminary Cardross The planning application has gone in for the landscape-led regeneration of the ruined St Peter's Seminary building near Glasgow. The project is led by landscape architect erz (Glasgow), working with architect Avanti (building conservation experts from London). It is the latest attempt to find a use for the former seminary. Designed by Gillespie Kidd & Coia in 1966 the building is internationally renowned. 28 Feb Uaill Training Centre Building photo courtesy of Kingspan Benchmark and Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Strathclyde Fire & Rescue Training Centre This is a new £43m building in Glasgow. It is designed by Scotish architects Cooper Cromar. The building contains lecture rooms, an auditorium and an incident command training suite. Its facade uses brise soleil louvres and black ceramic granite cladding. The building features a curved three storey atrium street. Glasgow Tours - Walking Tours of the city Scottish Architecture Key Public Spaces in the city - Glasgow Squares & Parks Buchanan Street George Square Glasgow Lighthouse photo by David Churchill SECC Arena image from Foster + Partners Architecture Walking Tours

Other major Glasgow Buildings

Architectural Designs, alphabetical:

BBC Scotland
CCA Glasgow
Clyde Auditorium
Glasgow Tower
House for an Art Lover
Italian Centre
Merchant City
SECC
St Enoch Centre
Willow Tea Rooms

Glasgow Harbour

photo from Glasgow Harbour

Marks Hotel Glasgow

image : Andrew Lee



Glasgow Fort

Buchanan Galleries

2014 Commonwealth Games

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