Main Shopping Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
| Buchanan Street Glasgow |
Award for Glasgow Street
Buchanan St, Glasgow won a major international award for its new design by Gillespies. The lighting is coloured blue and supplied by Mike Stoane Lighting.
image by Paul Bock from MSL
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.
looking up Buchanan St © adrian welch
Refurbishment by Martorell Bohigas & Mackay - MBM Architects - of Barcelona
Gillespies were also involved in Finnieston Bridge across the Clyde in Glasgow
building near Princes Square © adrian welch
Key Buildings on Buchanan Street:
Buchanan Street Tea Rooms by Rennie Mackintosh:
see Willow Tea Rooms
Princes Square by Hugh Martin Partnership:
Princes Square
Buchanan Galleries by Jenkins & Marr Architects:
The Buchanan Galleries shopping centre opened in 1998 at the north end of Buchanan Street.
The Buchanan Galleries architecture is restrained and in a suitably civic large order. The Galleries area of 600,000 sq ft is set to increase following an announcement in April 2004 by the Buchanan Galleries owners - Slough Estates - for doubling of size.
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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
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No. 85 Buchanan St is by gillespie kidd & coia, 1970: being refurbished 2005-
Buchanan Galleries opening times
John Lewis Edinburgh
Glasgow Shopping at The Fort
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