Once the dust finally settles after the fire in the Union Corner Building in Glasgow (top left), attention will undoubtedly turn to how to fill the gap it has left behind.
This is an important location for the city, and Gordon Street is packed with many magnificent Victorian buildings (top right, bottom left and bottom right).
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It's the first street many people see after arriving at Central Station and Union Corner is on two major sightlines through the city centre (south down Renfield Street and west along Gordon Street from Buchanan Street). This means the choice of building for this location will have a major impact on how the city looks and feels.
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One of the main aspects of Glasgow's traditional architecture, and one of the things which makes the city architecturally distinct, is its feature corners. Corner sites are often marked by grand buildings topped by corner towers and/or domes (see top right and bottom left pictures), and the Union Corner Building was part of this tradition (top left).
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Whatever happens at this site, whether the facade of lost building can be reconstructed (my own preference), or if a new one is constructed on it, it's essential that it fits not only with the neighbouring environs, but also maintains these architectural traditions. Anything other than this will risk destorying a key aspect of the city's Victorian streetscape which helps make it such a unique place to live and to visit.
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My first visit to Glasgow started at the Radisson Blue hotel, so we were literally in the shadow of Central Station. . . I hope this project doesn't fall like the School of Art.
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