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Glasgow Tours : Strathclyde Buildings
Architectural Information about Scotland’s largest city – Building Guide
post updated 8 December 2023
This site has around 1100 pages with the majority being focused on buildings in the city. It is the largest city in Scotland and world-famous for 20th Century architecture in particular, notably the Mac building. We have a series of Glasgow Tours – online architecture guides – but also take tour groups around the key developments from past and present.
Tours in Glasgow
Historic Glasgow Buildings : best Architecture of the past, no images
photo © Adrian Welch
Tours : A-Z List, historic + contemporary projects, no images
Contemporary Glasgow Buildings : A-Z List, no images
Scottish Architecture Tour : Buildings in the West of Scotland (outwith Glasgow)
Glasgow Tours
Glasgow Walking Tours call +44 to book your Glasgow Tour
Major architects who worked and designed buildings in the city are Rennie Mackintosh and Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.
Glasgow School Art:
photograph © Adrian Welch
Unmissable buildings are the Glasgow School of Art (booking required for interior), Willow Tea Rooms – both by Rennie Mackintosh and St Vincent Street Church by Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.
If time allows, it is worth leaving the city centre and heading south to House for an Art Lover, the recreation of a design by Mackintosh. Close by is the Burrell Museum, a ket 20th Century scottish building.
If you have a few hours to spare a trip west to Hill House in Helensburgh by Rennie Mackintosh is well worth it.
More recent architects include Gillespie Kidd & Coia who designed Modern churches outwith the city centre.
The Transport Museum in Glasgow by Zaha Hadid Architects is one of two major recent buildings in Scotland (the other being the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh by EMBT/RMJM).
Other recent key buildings in the city are the Radisson Hotel by gm+ad architects and Homes for the Future by various architects.
Famous architects with buildings include Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster and David Chipperfield, though none of the buildings represent their best work.
The Lighthouse is housed in a building by Mackintosh and contains Scotland’s Centre for Architecture & Design.
Glasgow Building Tours : info(at)glasgowarchitecture.co.uk / +44
We have shown visitors around all the above buildings and more for over 11 years. Tour guides can show you round the city on our standard 3 hour tour or tailored to meet your needs, by foot, bus or car.
Glasgow Tours : A-C (this page)
Glasgow Buildings Tours : D-G
Glasgow Architecture Tours : H-L
Glasgow Architectural Tours : M-R
Glasgow Building Tours : S-Z
Glasgow Building Tours
Glasgow Walking ToursContact Isabelle Lomholt on for your walking / bus tour of the city. Guides are available for larger tour groups. Our standard city tour lasts three hours and takes in a mix of old and new buildings. Tours can be tailored to meet your needs. We can also visit buildings outwith the city on tours such as Hill House near Helensburgh. We have also taken tours to buildings outside the city centre such as House for an Art Lover, the Burrell Museum and Hazelwood School. We also guide tours in Edinburgh and the east of Scotland.Recent Glasgow Walking Tours2012:
German tour, two Dutch bus + walking tours, Belgian bus + walking tour
2011:
Danish tour, French bus + walking tour, Spanish tour, Norwegian tours
2010:
Dutch bus + walking tour, English tour
2009:
Dutch tour, Norwegian tour, International building tours
2008:
Cologne tour, London tour, Danish bus + walking tour, Glasgow tour, Dutch tours
2007:
Bath architects tour, London architects tour, American bus + walking tours
2006:
two English tours, two Scottish tours, Swedish tour, Swiss, German, Spanish, American tours
Scottish Tours : best Scottish buildings of the last three decades
Glasgow Architecture Photos credits
ABC Nightclub photo © Paul Zanre |
Atlantic Quay picture from architect |
Argyle Hotel Building picture from architect |
Argyle Street Housing photograph © Keith Hunter |
Aurora Glasgow photograph © Adrian Welch |
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Balornock Bowling Club photograph © Keith Hunter |
BBC Scotland image from architect |
Beatson Institute photo © Paul Zanre |
Bell St photo from architects |
Bonnington Hotel image from architect |
Brabloch park Building photo © Keith Hunter |
Braehead image from Xscape PR |
The Bridge photo © Andrew Lee |
Briggait Centre photo : Andrew Lee |
Britannia Music Hall photo © Adrian Welch |
220 Broomielaw picture from architect |
Brunswick Hotel Glasgow photograph © Keith Hunter |
Buchanan Galleries image from architects |
Burrell Museum Building photo © Adrian Welch |
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Cancer Research Centre image from architect |
Cart Street housing photo © Keith Hunter |
Castlemilk Stables photograph © Keith Hunter |
CCA Glasgow photo © Adrian Welch |
Celtic Park photo © Adrian Welch |
Central Station Glasgow photo © Guthrie Photography |
Cheapside Buildings picture from architect |
Chryston High School photos © Keith Hunter |
City Chambers photo © AW |
City Halls photo © AW |
City Park Building image © Stewart Guthrie |
Clyde Auditorium photo © Isabelle Lomholt |
Clyde Street – Unicorn picture from architect |
Clyde Street – Vantage image from architect |
Clydebank College image from architect |
Clydebank Rebuilt photo © Andrew Lee |
Clydeview Academy photo © Keith Hunter |
Cochrane Square picture from architect |
| Collage Bar – interior Radisson HotelGlasgow” width=”100″ height=”100″ border=”0″ /> photograph © Keith Hunter |
Commonwealth Arena picture from architect |
Commonwealth Village image from architect |
Copenhagen Building – Hope Street Building photograph © Adrian Welch |
Craigton Road building picture © Alan Dunlop |
Crown Street Gorbals – housing photo © Anthony ODoibhailein |
Cuprum Building picture from architect |
Custom House Quay picture from architect |
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| Suggestions for Glasgow Tour page : Adrian Welch on info(at)glasgowarchitecture.co.ukWe have 5 pages of Glasgow Tour selections with links to hundreds of individual building pages. We aim to select Strathclyde buildings + projects that are either of top quality or interesting or ideally both. Interior designs also welcome for the tours page. We also have tours for other cities in Scotland
Glasgow Tours : Architecture Exhibitions |
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Common Place iphotograph from architects |
George Square Cafe image from architect |
Nord Architects photo from architect |
Re:motion photo courtesy of architects office |
Venice Biennale photo from architect |
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