Doors Open Days Glasgow List 2013, Scottish Architecture Event, Architects, DoD news, Property locations
Doors Open Days Glasgow
DOD 2013: Access to New + Old Buildings in Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Doors Open Days 2013
Doors Open Days Glasgow 2013 Event
21 + 22 Sep 2013
Programme
Buildings, walks, tours, talks and special events take part in Doors Open Day 2013. Events take place between Monday 16th – Sunday 22nd September and are across all nooks and crannies of Glasgow. Some of the events require you to book.
Glasgow Walking Tours – run by Glasgow Architecture
Some Buildings open for DoD Glasgow visitors in 2013:
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland architecture image from architect office
The Bridge
The Bridge property photograph : Andrew Lee
Briggait Centre, south of the city centre, close to the River Clyde
Briggait Centre photo : Andrew Lee
Burrell Collection Building, Pollok Country Park, 2060 Pollokshaws Rd, Bellahouston, Glasgow G43 1AT, southwest of the city centre
Burrell Museum building photo © Adrian Welch
Castlemilk Stables, Castlemilk, south Glasgow
Castlemilk Stables property photograph © Keith Hunter
CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street, G2 3JD
CCA building photo © Adrian Welch
Central Station
Central Station architecture photo © Guthrie Photography
City Halls, Merchant City
City Halls building photo © AW
City Chambers, George Square
City Chambers architecture photo © AW
Glasgow City Mission
photo © Andrew Lee
Glasgow Gurdwara
photo from Glasgow Gurdwara
Glasgow House Prototype
photo © Keith Hunter
DoD 2013 Buildings infomration can be found here – list : external link
Doors Open Days 2012
DoD Glasgow 2012
15 + 16 Sep 2012
Organiser: Glasgow Building Preservation Trust
Address: Glasgow Building Preservation Trust, Room 16 Wellpark Enterprise Centre, 120 Sydney Street, Glasgow, G31 1JF
Tel: 0141 554 4411
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.glasgowdoorsopenday.com
This fantastic free event is Glasgow’s way of celebrating its buildings, its streets, its parks, its architecture, its history and its people.
Held on the third weekend in September each year, there are walks, tours, talks, seminars, and exhibitions in addition to more than 100 fabulous buildings being open to visitors.
This is the 23rd year of Glasgow Doors Open Day.
From Monday 10th September until Friday 14th September talks, events & seminars will be taking place.
During the weekend of Saturday 15th September & Sunday 16th September you can see over 100 buildings, 41 walks, tours & more talks & events all completely free.
There are 24 new venues including the recently refurbished Maryhill Burgh Halls.
Doors Open Day Glasgow: contact GBPT
Primary co-ordinator Secondary co-ordinator: Gill Stewart
Links to some of the DoD buildings in the Strathclyde region:
Historic Glasgow: best Strathclyde buildings of the past
Doors Open Days Glasgow Archive
Doors Open Day Glasgow 2006
GBPT Development Director – Neil Baxter
Doors Open Day Glasgow Tours – 2006 part a
Doors Open Days Glasgow Tours – 2006 part b
Website: www.gbpt.org
Glasgow Architecture
Major Strathclyde Building Designs – selection:
Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, northwest of the city centre
Glasgow School of Art
Armadillo Glasgow, SEC campus, north side of the River Clyde
Design: Foster + Partners, Architects
Clyde Auditorium
The DoD Glasgow event was held 17+18 Sep 2005, and in the previous year it took place on 18+19 Sep 2004.
Glasgow Building Designs
Contemporary Glasgow Property Designs – recent Strathclyde architectural selection below:
New Olympia House in Bridgeton
New Olympia House property image courtesy of Clyde Gateway
New Olympia House in Bridgeton
Artwork by renowned artist and writer
Alasdair Gray mural image courtesy of Historic Environment Scotland
Alasdair Gray mural at Palacerigg Cumbernauld
Comments / photos for the DoD Glasgow Architecture event resource archive page welcome
Website: www.doorsopendays.org.uk