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:
Central Station, Glasgow: 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'
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.
Central Station, Glasgow: 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
Architecture Competition
gm+ad Challenging Contextualism
Penny Lewis, Stephen Spear
£20
Paperback 120 pp (2003)
Publisher: Gordon Murray & Alan Dunlop Architects
ISBN: 1903653150
Central Hotel Glasgow : photo © adrian welch 2006
A gm+ad building adjacent to the station is the Radisson Hotel Glasgow
Challenging Contextualism
gm+ad Book Review
Historic Glasgow: best glasgow buildings of the past
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
Glasgow : back to index
Central Station - Hotel Architect: Rowan Anderson
Buildings / photos for the Central Station Building page welcome:
info@glasgowarchitecture.co.uk
Central Station Glasgow - page: adrian welch / isabelle lomholt