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Why Scotland’s first skyscraper – built for the 1938 Empire Exhibition – was (unexpectedly?) demolished just one year later
Glasgow’s Empire Exhibition included a tower that provided incredible views. But just one year after its construction, the exhibition centrepiece was demolished. Local legend has it that the ...
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Plans for 36-floor student tower block in Glasgow
The Ard would become Glasgow's second-tallest ... Cross are given the green light. The 114m block would approach the height of the 127m Glasgow Science Centre tower if approved by city planners.
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'People Make Glasgow' tower to be redeveloped
Glasgow City Council has approved plans to redevelop the Met Tower in Glasgow, known for its striking, pink "People Make Glasgow" display. Bruntwood SciTech will spend £60m on refurbishing the 14 ...
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Last men standing – the people who live in almost empty demolition-targeted Glasgow tower blocks
The very first time I visited Sighthill in Glasgow was about a decade ago ... like I’d stepped into another world as the ten tower blocks dominated the horizon Darren Hercher, Director I ...
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The Lighthouse remains open for visitors ... ensures the future of this early Mackintosh building, so important to Glasgow's architectural heritage.' With the building's future still in doubt ...
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Does Scotland need to start charging fees to keep its museums alive?
I miss The Lighthouse. I miss the feeling of disappearing behind the copper clad BOAC building into another world, so close and yet so far away ...