| Resource Title |
Short description |
Type |
| Architecture Theme Briefing |
A briefing on architecture near the waterfront including listed
building records for historic buildings. Pleas also see Pastmap
link below. |
PDF (83 KB) |
| The
Lighthouse |
The Lighthouse is a development of the former Glasgow Herald
building designed by Charles Rennie MacKintosh. It features all
facets of design including architecture and has a room dedicated to
MacKintosh. Page and Park designed the alterations built for the
1999 City of Architecture and Design. |
Web link |
| Future
Glasgow |
An unofficial site which colects pictures and drawings of
planned developments in and around Glasgow. Often the first place
to get a picture of a new project. |
Web link |
| Glasgow Architecture |
Provides information on new and recent buildings in and around
Glasgow. |
Web link |
| Merchant City
Guides |
Merchant City Trail and Obscure History leaflet provide
information about some of the historic buildings in the centre of
Glasgow. |
Web link |
| 3D |
Architect for Govan Office Park |
Web link |
| Aedas |
Architect for Cuprum at Cadogan Square. |
Web link |
| Anderson Bell and
Christie |
Architect for one of the Alburn Tradeston blocks on Clyde Place
and for a phase of Queen Elizabeth Square. |
Web link |
| BDP |
Architects for Atlantic Quay and masterplanners at Pacific Quay
for Scottish Enterprise. Also designed Science Centre. |
Web link |
| Bradford Robertson |
Architect for Gordon Anderson Plant offices at Braehead. |
Web link |
| Cooper Cromar |
Responsible for various residential and commercial buildings in
the city centre and at Glasgow Harbour and Finnieston. |
Web link |
| Gordon Murray and Alan
Dunlop |
Have designed numerous buildings on or near the waterfront.
Spectrum House (converted from a 60s building) Sentinel, Copenhagen
Building and Radisson hotel in the city centre. Glasgow Harbour
Phase 2, River Heights and City Wharf in Finnieston |
Web link |
| Graven
Images |
Design consultancy which has worked on many interiors along the
waterfront including BBC at Pacific Quay. They look across graphic,
interior and exhibition design to create an integrated
service. |
Web link |
| ID
Partnership |
Designed some of the homes in Ferry Village Renfrew. |
Web link |
| Jenkins
and Marr |
Designers of Clydebank College |
Web link |
| Keppie |
Architects and masterplanners. Have designed masterplan at SECC
and office buildings in the IFSD. |
Web link |
|
Opfer
Logan
|
Have designed the new McHargs showroom and GTG training
centre for the Arnold Clark group. |
Web link |
| Page and
Park |
Responsible for a wide range of designs including
Clydebank Rebuilt masterplan and Titan Enterprise Centre. Various
residential projects in the Gorbals. Dixon St Tower on Clyde
Street. |
Web link |
| Parr |
Architects for Pacific Quay Developments. Have designed
the Scottish Criminal Records Offcie and SMG headquarters on this
site. |
Web link |
| RMJM |
Paul Stallan runs the Glasgow office and has presented
widely on waterfront issues. Projects include QE3, Glasgow Harbour
and Fusion |
Web link |
| Chapman
Taylor |
Designers of the main leisure and retail element of
Glasgow Harbour. This London practice specialises in shopping
centres. |
Web link |
| David
Chipperfield |
Concept architect for new BBC headquarters. Detailed work
was carried out by Keppie and Graven Images. International practice
based in London. |
Web link |
| Dissing and Weitling |
Danish architect with extensive experience of bridges.
Worked with Nuttall and Halcrow on design of Broomielaw Tradeston
Bridge. |
Web link |
| Faulkner
Brown |
Designed Xscape in Renfrew. Faulkner Brown are based in
Newcastle and specialise in leisure facilities. |
Web link |
| Foster
and Partners |
Norman Foster is one of the most famous architect's in
the world. Designed the Armadillo at the SECC and is also designing
the new 12,500 seat arena there. |
Web link |
| Ian
Simpson Architects |
Manchester based practice specialising in tall buildings.
have designed the Argyle International Hotel and
Suites. |
Web link |
| Zaha
Hadid |
Iraqi born but London based architect who is designing
the new Riverside Museum for Glasgow City Council. |
Web link |
| Salmon and Gillespie |
Onre of the leading Glasgow practices in the late 19th
and early 20th century. |
Web link |
| Pastmap |
A website giving access to a map enabled query system for
Scottish National and Regional Archaeological and Architectural
Datasets. You need to register to use this site. |
Web link |
| Gillespie, Kidd and Coia |
Designers of one of the few listed buildings from the 50s
and 60s. Our Lady And St Francis Secondary School is near Glasgow
Green and beside Homes for the Future. This site gives details of
an exhibition on their work. |
Web link |
| British Linen bank Govan |
An example of a Salmon and Gillespie building from the
very end of the 19th century. Part of the Glasgow
Style. |
Web link |
| The
Glasgow Story |
A history site for Glasgow including old photographs of
many buildings. No longer being updated so finishes around the year
2000. |
Web link |
| Burnet
family |
The Burnet family are very important Glasgow architects.
The most famous is JJ Burnet who designed the Clyde Port Authority
building in Robertson Street amongst many others. This website
concentrates on sculpture but includes details of architects who
used sculpture in their buildings. |
Web link |