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The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - design by Sir Leslie Martin with RMJM

Glasgow Concert Hall Commonwealth Games Cultural Venues The Culture and External Affairs Minister has announced funding to redevelop two of Glasgow's leading venues in time for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Address: 2 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow, G2 3NY Photos from 3 Apr 2011: Glasgow Royal Concert Hall - photos © Adrian Welch Fiona Hyslop confirmed the Scottish Government has allocated more than a million pounds from its 2011/12 budget for work on the Theatre Royal and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. Scottish Opera will receive £605,000 to progress plans to upgrade the Theatre Royal while the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will receive £413,000 towards the redevelopment of its new home at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. 28 Feb 2011 Granted Royal status post-completion the Glasgow International Concert Hall replaced St Andrews Hall, Charing Cross: it burned down in 1962. The Royal Concert Hall opened in time for Glasgow's European City of Culture Year in 1990. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Architect - Leslie Martin Royal Concert Hall photo © Adrian Welch Contact the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall : 0141 287 5511 The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Ticket Centre, Candleriggs Mon-Sun: 9:30am-6:30pm Sun: 10am - 5pm Glasgow Concert Hall © Adrian Welch Leslie Martin (1908 - 99) - Key Leslie Martin Buildings: 1960-1962: Harvey Court, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge 1963-1964: William Stone Building, Peterhouse College, Cambridge Own house and studios, converted mill, Great Shelford. Leslie Martin with Colen Lumley & Ivor Richards 1978-1984: Faculty of Music, West Rd, Cambridge Leslie Martin's father was an architect. Martin was born in Manchester and studied at Manchester University School of Architecture, qualifying in 1930 and remaining there as a teacher until 1934 when he became Head of Hull's School of Architecture.

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Key building adjacent to the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall is Buchanan Galleries

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photograph : Richard Davies

Leslie Martin Honours / Positions:
Knighted: 1957
Received Royal Gold Medal: 1973
Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1956-1973
Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge from 1973-1999

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