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Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Armadillo

SEC Centre: Scottish Event Campus, Scotland, UK.

post updated 12 March 2025

Photo of Clyde Auditorium at the Scottish Event Campus taken by Benjamin Lothian on 23 Feb 2012:
Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Armadillo: SEC Arena
Armadillo photo © Ben Lothian’s Photography

Glasgow Armadillo

Photograph of Glasgow Armadillo taken by Steven Powell, Australian architecture photographer and former bodyguard for Elle Macpherson:
Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Armadillo: SEC Arena
Armadillo photo © Steven Powell

The SEC Centre was formerly known as the SECC.

Selection of photographs of the auditorium:

Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Armadillo: SEC Arena

Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Armadillo: SEC Arena

Clyde Auditorium

Auditorium building photos © Isabelle Lomholt

Clyde Auditorium

Location: just west of city centre, on north bank of River Clyde
Address: Scottish Event Campus, Exhibition Way, Finnieston, Glasgow G3 8YW, Scotland
Phone: 0141 248 3000

SEC Arena

Auditorium popularily known as the ‘Glasgow Armadillo’.

Aerial view, looking southwest over the River Clyde:
Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow Armadillo: SEC Arena
SEC Centre picture © webbaviation

Glasgow Armadillo SEC Centre architects – Foster + Partners

Location: Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, now known as the SEC Centre
Date built: 1995-97

SEC Centre Glasgow Photo Glasgow Armadillo building Glasgow Armadillo photo Glasgow Armadillo
Armadillo: Clyde Auditorium photos from Foster + Partners Architects

SECC SECC Glasgow
Armadillo interior image ; Armadillo River Clyde view : building photographs from Foster + Partners

SEC Events: 0870 040 4000

Clyde Auditorium Building: Areas Cost / sqm
Conference Centre (SECC) 13,000 sqm £21.75m £1,673/ sqm
139,932 sqft £155/ sqft
Hall 1 conversion £2.1m
Exhibition Hall 3 5,400 sqm £3.5m £648/sqm
58,125 sqft £60/sqft

No larger photograph:
SECC
Armadillo photo © Adrian Welch

On the SEC Glasgow site the Finnieston Crane is A listed and the North Rotunda and Custom House are B listed.

Other developments on the River Clyde include: Atlantic Quay + Broomielaw

Scottish Event Campus phone : 0870 040 4000

SEC Glasgow Event News

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Glasgow Building Designs

Contemporary Glasgow Property Designs – recent architectural selection below:

Clyde Gateway Community Park

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Base Glasgow Student Housing Development

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