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Central Station, Glasgow, Photos, Architect, Hotel, History, Railway Architecture
Glasgow Central Station : Renovation Information
Europa Nostra Award by gm+ad with Arup Engineers, Scotland
Photo: Guthrie Photography

Station photo provided by gm+ad architects
History
central station: blyth & cunningham 1876-79
central hotel: rowand anderson 1879; james miller 1901-6
central station regeneration: gm + ad architects 2003

Central Hotel Glasgow : photo © adrian welch
2006
Restoration
Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects and Arup Scotland announce
that the Central Station regeneration project in Glasgow has won a
prestigious Europa Nostra Award.

Central Hotel photo © adrian welch
The Central Station, Glasgow Citation reads:
'Awarded for the research and exemplary conservation of an important
19th century train station, including important protection measures
to the roof, executed with sensitivity and meticulous attention to
detail'.

Central Hotel Glasgow : photo © adrian welch
2006
Highlandman's Umbrella (aka Hielanman's Umbrella) - Central Station
Viaduct by James Miller 1901-6, now facing Radisson Hotel to west:
Photo: Andrew Lee

Hielanman's Umbrella photo provided by gm+ad architects
Murray Thomson, Project Director for gm+ad said "this is a great
honour for the practice and for Glasgow. We have a reputation as a
practice for challenging new work, this heritage award is the most
significant in Europe and consolidates also our reputation for handling
conservation work of the utmost importance'

picture © webbaviation
The Diploma will be given to Mr Walter Macharg, the Financial Director
of Network Rail Major Stations and Mr Murray Thomson at the European
Cultural Heritage Awards Ceremony at the Palais Egmont in Brussels
on May 9, in the presence of HRH Prince Lorenz of Belgium.
Photo: Andrew Lee

photo provided by gm+ad architects
Owner: Network Rail Major Stations
Architect: Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects
Engineer: Arup Scotland
Management Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease
Central Hotel
Rowand
Anderson 1879; James
Miller 1901-6

image © adrian welch
Architecture
Competition

Central Hotel Glasgow : photo © adrian welch
2006
A gm+ad building adjacent to the station is the Radisson
Hotel Glasgow
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Other Scottish Railway Stations
Waverley
Station
Edinburgh
Park Station
The contractor for Glasgow Central Station also worked on the Scottish
Parliament, Museum
of Scotland and BBC Scotland HQ
Central
Station - Redevelopment Architect : gm + ad architects
gm+ad Book
Historic Glasgow: best glasgow buildings
of the past

Glasgow Architecture : homepage
Comments / photos
for the Central Station Building page welcome:
info@glasgowarchitecture.co.uk
Central Station Glasgow - page: adrian welch /
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