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Formerly derelict church – 1862 by JJ Stevenson – refurbished in 2003. Oran Mor includes a painted ceiling by Alasdair Grey. Oran Mor (Oranmor) Church, Byres Road, Glasgow has a strong programme of theatre and live music. The venue opened in Jun 2004 with former Head chef at Gleneagles Hotel, Colin Bussey, as Executive chef.
Opinion piece from Christoph Ackermann, Architect and Principal at BDP Glasgow: he brings nearly 20 years experience in architecture and has written about the importance of designing for more hybrid working styles, supporting clusters of innovation
166 Gorbals Street Community space + gallery. Urban Union opens a new free to use community space at a Glasgow landmark, historic building
The Tramway Theatre, Glasgow: Pollokshields building design by Zoo Architects / ZM Architecture, at 25 Albert Drive, Strathclyde, Scotland
Plans for the Metropolitan Tower, known to generations as the College of Building and Printing and which can been seen from all of the city, will be on public display on Saturday 29 July. The exhibition will be open between 10.30am and 4pm that day in the foyer of the Metropolitan Tower.
The Lighthouse Glasgow, Scotland’s Centre for Architecture debates + exhibitions, The Scotland architects institution: Scottish architecture
Maggie’s Centre Gartnavel, cancer care Glasgow design by OMA architects – Maggies Gartnavel, Rem Koolhaas building in Strathclyde, Scotland
Architectural creativeness is not just a stroke of luck or a flash of insight; it’s a toolkit of methods and environments that can be cultivated. For those in the field of architecture, the pursuit of creativity is as critical as the mastery of structural design and engineering. Things an architect can incorporate to enhance creativity
Ashtree Road, Pollokshaws, new residential property in Western Scotland – by Graeme Nicholls Architects – Ashtree Rd Glasgow property, Pollokshaws flats, Home Group development news
Loch Lomond Imax Cinema, Scotland, Lomond Shores, Scottish Loch, Glasgow, Scottish Imax Cinema, Page & Park Architects
Listed in “Inspiring Innovations in Education” 100 Global Inspiring Innovations of 2017 by HundrED. Three articles recognise this Glasgow school as among world’s best: American Institute of Architects 8 world best school designs ; noted by The Smithsonian Institute re best classroom design for the 21st Century ; listed by RIBA as one of the top five school buildings in the world.
The architect Jack Coia shuffled out of his office in Glasgow’s Park Circus to show me around the Casa d’Italia next door, which his firm had recently remodelled.