There have been grumbles and discussions about the quality of buildings and spaces along the River Clyde for years. Back in the last boom there were many commentators who felt the riverside was being ruined with too many high modern buildings.
e-architect have been doing guided architectural city walking tours since 2000, in cities such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, Barcelona and Rome. During the last few years we have expanded to include walking tours in cities such as Singapore, New York and New Delhi – with 74 cities at the time of writing.
The Clyde Arc (known locally as the Squinty Bridge), is a road bridge spanning the River Clyde in Glasgow, in west central Scotland, connecting Finnieston, near the Clyde Auditorium and SECC with Pacific Quay and Glasgow Science Centre in Govan
Glasgow building news: Strathclyde buildings designs – architectural developments in the West of Scotland, 2015 – new Glaswegian property development
Design: Keppie. Planning permission and listed building consent applications for a new council office building in Dumbarton have been submitted by Keppie, on behalf of West Dunbartonshire Council.
The GIA Design Awards 2015 are now open for entry. Pictured is past Supreme Award winner The SSE Hydro building designed by architects Foster + Partners
New photos added: the lower part of a chapel built by James III, housing the shrine of St Triduana, a Pictish saint. The Hexagonal vaulted chamber at St Triduana’s is reputedly unique. Located in the Restarig district of Edinburgh, St. Triduana’s Well comprises a low hexagonal building lying next to St Margaret’s Parish Church.
Collective Architecture has won the £4m job to transform the Briggait, a Category A-listed former fish market, into an arts centre. This Glasgow building was redeveloped in 2008-09 by Dundee architects Nicoll Russell Studios for The Wasps Trust.
Royston Spire Competition, Glasgow, GIA design contest – Strathclyde architecture competition: architects shortlist – Royston Spire Contest
Mackintosh Building restoration architects: GSA Building in Glasgow renewal – Modern architecture Scotland – Mac refurbishment architect news
Buchanan Street, Galleries, Glasgow shopping – city shops architecture, Scottish retail – Buchanan Street Glasgow, Scottish store, Gillespies
Davis Duncan Architects became SMC Davis Duncan a few years after this building was completed, having been taken into the SMC Group, latterly Archial Architects.