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Buchanan St Glasgow, Lighting, Landscaping, Shopping, Architecture, Photos
Buchanan Street Glasgow : Information + Images
Main Shopping Street, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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
Buchanan Street Tea Rooms

photograph © Adrian Welch
Buchanan Street Tea Rooms
Key Buildings on Buchanan Street
Buchanan Street Tea Rooms by Rennie
Mackintosh:
see Willow Tea Rooms
Princes Square by Hugh Martin Partnership:

image © adrian welch
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-

images © adrian welch
Buchanan Galleries opening
times
John
Lewis Edinburgh
Glasgow Shopping at The Fort
Glasgow Transport Museum


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