u/BothStar7431

https://maps.app.goo.gl/X8SyaRjbih4Ramp9A

Source: https://x.com/boys\_nicholas/status/2086362136914137312?s=20

We need more housing in Glasgow and I get that the "shipping containers" are cheap to build. But I feel like these wouldn't cost loads of money for developers.

What do you guys think?

Original photo from Past Glasgow: https://x.com/PastGlasgow/status/2087545264429051986?s=20

Method
I asked Gemini to apply the five core principles of traditional and gentle urban architecture: human scale, visual order, definition, hierarchy, and biophilia. By adding definition to the top, structure to the middle, and warmth/order to the bottom, the building transitions from an oversized monolithic block into a grounded, dignified part of the streetscape.

Instructions Edit this photo of a modern rust-coloured cladded building on a Glasgow street corner. Keep the existing building form, massing, window layout, and cladding material exactly as they are — do not change the structure or add new floors. Apply only these surface-level architectural improvements:

• Add a projecting cornice/parapet cap in dark bronze or anthracite aluminium along the full roofline of the building, including around the stepped-back upper block, to give the top a defined edge.

• Add a horizontal band or string course in a contrasting dark tone at the level where the ground/retail floor meets the floors above, running the full width of the façade.

• Add a projecting canopy in dark metal and glass over the main entrance, large enough to clearly mark it as the entrance, roughly centred on the most prominent door.

• Add simple window boxes with green planting along the ground-floor retail frontage.

• Add 2–3 semi-mature street trees on the pavement in front of the building, consistent with the existing street layout, lamp posts, and traffic lights.

• Tidy the ground-floor signage into a single consistent fascia band rather than the current mixed colours and fonts.

Glasgow Cathedral 890th Special Exhibition

Date: 7 jul • 13:30

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glasgow-cathedral-890th-special-exhibition-tickets-1992362699467?aff=ebdsshother&utm\_share\_source=listing\_android&sg=fc532576768752c44277922fda8c0557752900ed38a7333be12c602bc7121f848594ec7734284c7cd9bd7c295b77cb876b612027b4e0adac4a031982b8a78004a50d7af7fa460171b5a9ccfc54

Argyle Street East - Glasgow City Council

Alright, there's 4,400 of you now so I'm looking for some help to make this place look better.

What we need:

Profile pic - square crop if you can

Desktop banner - panoramic

Mobile banner - panoramic

Submit each as a separate comment so people can upvote them individually.

The rules:

- Glasgow architecture. Obviously.

- Actual photos or drawings. No AI slop.

- Only submit work you own or have the rights to use.

- Multiple submissions permitted per person.

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Deadline: 30th June 2026

Prize: Clout (if it's a kid, I'll make them a certificate)

How the winner gets picked:

Mix of upvotes and mod judgement. r/GlasgowArchitecture's no a democracy.

Boaty McBoatface submissions are welcome and will be treated with the respect they deserve. But I'm no picking something gross - have some pride.

Good luck 🤞🏻

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Can't you see the potential? Right next to Bridge Street subway.

This is my uncles favourite building 😍

It's so annoying that the VAT treatment would be 20% to repair and extend but 0% to demolish and rebuild. That tax money goes to central government too - but the costs are paid locally if this collapses.

HT to @tours_talk for the additional info below

https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/apex/f?p=1505:300:::::VIEWTYPE,VIEWREF:designation,LB49933

https://www.mitchelllibrary.org/virtualmitchell/view-item?i=7063&WINID=1779539554971

Description

C J McNair, dated 1928. Concrete upper storey 1937 addition by Whyte, Galloway & Nicol. Now 6-storey 4-bay Art Deco former drapery warehouse. Coursed ashlar to principal elevation, predominantly brick to other elevations. Bays divided by pilasters, recessed openings, distinctive Egyptian-infuenced deep eaves cornice.

N (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: to right, ground floor altered to form modern shop front. 1928 datestone at 5th floor left.

E ELEVATION: now exposed after adjoining building demolished. To left, 6-storey 4-bay section (Whyte, Galloway & Nicol addition to top 2 storeys) linked to 2-bay right section which has openings to 5th and 6th storeys only.

Predominantly metal-framed casement windows with top hoppers.

INTERIOR: not seen (2004).

Statement of Special Interest

In poor repair. A distinctive work by C J McNair with an interesting Egyptian-influenced cornice. A rare survivor in an area which has changed dramatically within the last 50 years. Built for Messrs Sloan & Co of Bridge Street as an extension to their premises at 37-45 Bridge Street (see separate list description). It is not clear if the buildings are (or were) linked to each other. A tenement was demolished to make way for this building.

What do you guys think of the proposed Glasgow China Town development in Cowcaddens?

I'm personally very excited - I love the architectural style of sandstone historical buildings in this area (pictures at the end). I think it has huge potential.