A wind gust whipping up the Clyde yesterdy passed the Armadillo, turning the water surface into a mass of spindrift. This phenomenon only happens when wind speeds top 40 miles an hour. This was taken after the red storm warning had ended at 5pm, so goodness know what it would have looked like at the height of Storm Eowyn, when the gusts were more than twice this speed in places.

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The SEC Armadillo in Glasgow. Designed by Foster and Partners and constructed in the 1990s, it has become one of the city's most recognisable buildings.

It was originally named the Clyde Auditorium, but because of its shape it gained the nickname of the Armadillo almost as soon as it was completed. Eventually, the owners gave in and officially changed its name in 2017.

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This evening over the Scottish Event Campus in the Finnieston area of Glasgow.

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The Hydro, the Crane and the Armadillo: It may not contain much in the way of traditional architecture, but I love this view none-the-less, especially as the weather makes it different every time I pass by.

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The Armadillio and the Hydro reflected in the Clyde.

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The Armadillo is looking very festive at the moment.

(Just to explain that rather unusual phrase for the uninitiated, the Armadillo is the local nickname for the Clyde Auditorum in Glasgow!)

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