Glasgow College of Building and Printing (Glasgow, Scotland) : Overall view from North Hanover St., looking north

Creator:

Wylie, Shanks & Underwood, 1956-1960

Published/Created:

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
between 60 North Hanover St. and 63 North Frederick St.
1958-1964

Date Depicted:

5/2/2009

Materials:

glass; steel; Travertine marble; concrete; black vitrolite

Notes:

City of Glasgow College was created from the 2009 merger of three Glasgow colleges, and currently uses the building. At the start of the 1960s the Glasgow Corporation commissioned a new home for the College of Building at North Hanover Street. The new building was one of the first commercial high rise structures in Glasgow and took four years to build. It was officially opened in 1964 by Harold Wilson, who later went on to become UK Prime Minister. By Wylie, Shanks & Underwood, 1958-1964; with podium/millennium block by Wylie, Shanks & Partners 1969. The building is a 13-storey with rooftop plant, 24-bay, hexagonal-plan, flat-roofed, horizontally-proportioned tower block with Le Corbusier style elements of pilotis, sculptural rooftop gymnasium and plant. A historical listed building since 2002.

Variant Titles:

City of Glasgow College; North Hanover Street Building

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 19th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Scotland -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century

Culture:

British
Scottish

Accession Number:

1A2-SC-G-CGC-A3

Coordinates:

+55.862583-4.249015

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
college buildings (LC)
educational centers (buildings) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

buildings; multistory buildings; high-rise buildings; skyscrapers; buildings; schools (buildings); colleges architecture; contemporary (1960 to present); Education

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Seven

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
5/2/2009 12:00:00 AM

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4349

OID:

10472997

PID:

digcoll:1838595