Glasgow was the powerhouse
of the World in the Victorian age so has a wealth of mercantile buildings
- offices, warehouses, factories - but more recently, building on the foundations
of rennie
mackintosh and alexander
thomson, a rekindled enthusiasm for innovative building.
Scottish Contemporary Architecture as a whole has been generally 'quiet'
since GK&C's
work around thirty years ago. Good buildings need good Clients as much as
good architects and Glasgow's housing developments such as Homes
for the Future and Graham Square have been great test beds for innovation
as well as being quality housing developments. Buildings in Glasgow have
been overshadowed around the turn of the century by those in Edinburgh -
the Museum
of Scotland and the Scottish
Parliament, but with Zaha
Hadid, David
Chipperfield, Richard
Rogers, Foster & Partners and
plenty of strong local talent, the city looks like it can regain some attention.