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Scottish Government approve £400m extension Nov 2008
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Buchanan Galleries Approved - Nov 2007:
Planning approval for Buchanan Galleries 65,030sqm expansion
Planning consent subject to approval by Scottish Executive
The Buchanan Galleries shopping centre by Jenkins & Marr Glasgow is the largest city centre development in Scotland. It opened in 1998 at the north end of Buchanan Street, adjacent to Queen Street Station and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
buchanan galleries: image © adrian welch
The architecture is restrained and in a suitably civic large order. It uses a similar sandstone palette and orthogonal articulation to the adjacent Glasgow Royal Concert Hall.
The Galleries area of 600,000 sqft is set to increase following an announcement in April 2004 by the Buchanan Galleries owners - Slough Estates - for doubling of size.
Buchanan Galleries east of Buchanan Street includes around 80 shops: John Lewis, Habitat, Next, Boots and Hennes. John Lewis and Habitat include cafes.
The Buchanan Galleries car park has 4,500 spaces.
nearest metro: Buchanan Street
Buchanan Galleries - opening times:
Please check with the Shopping Mall:
Mon-Wed, Fri, Sat: 9am-6pm
Thu: 9am-8pm
Sun:11am-5pm
Buchanan Galleries store - John Lewis Glasgow
John Lewis Store - photo © adrian welch
Buchanan Galleries Expansion
Major extension of Buchanan Galleries planned, to complete by 2010, incl. redevelopment of Buchanan bus station
Buchanan Galleries Atrium building – proposal
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Buchanan Galleries Expansion - Consultation
Joint owners Land Securities and Henderson Global Investors have launched a
large public consultation exercise with a brief exhibition in the Galleries and feedback forms. As reported on this site previously an application for outline planning consent is due soon. Reported budget is £100m. Air-rights extension east over the railway and utilisation of the current car parking space will underpin the expansion. The existing car park is due to be removed and 'replaced' above Buchanan Bus Station. 230207
Buchanan Galleries context : Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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Buchanan Street Award
Buchanan Street, Glasgow won a major international award for its new design by Gillespies. The long north-south street - a key Glasgow shopping destination - was refurbished by urban designers, Gillespies. The award was received by Gillespies for Glasgow at a ceremony in Chicago. The £10m Buchanan Street refurbishment project lasted six years and involved mbm arquitectes from Barcelona.
Buchanan Galleries shopping centre architects : Jenkins & Marr
Buchanan Galleries was built by the same contractors as the Museum of Scotland and the Scottish Parliament - Bovis.
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Buchanan Galleries cost £83m and was intended to complete Mar 1999
Buchanan Galleries Glasgow - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt