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"Nicknamed ‘Turkey in Bacofoil’ (architects' favourite) and ‘Kit-kat’ the building's key feature has to be the shiny aluminium cladding."
cuckoo_shoe also pointed out that the material is Stainless Steel.
Ghost sign ‘Dress U Up’ Finnieston, Glasgow. I posted a version of this the other week, partly hidden by hoardings, back today and ya beauty!, the whole shop is exposed, lots of guys working on it. As well as the theatrical costume and make up, it’s been a butchers at one point, with the New Zealand Lamb tilework on the wall. Although the ghost sign for Dress U Up looks older, a man I spoke to reckoned the butchers was there first, at the rate the guys were working I don’t suppose it’ll be long till it’s all covered again. #glasgow #glasgowlife #glasgowarchitecture #glasgowphotography #glasgowbuildings #glasgowcity #glasgowcreates #ig_glasgow #mysecretglasgow #visitglasgow #ghostsignsgla #ghostsignsglasgow #ghostsignsofglasgow #ghostsigns #oldshopfronts
The stairway which led up to the Art Nouveau style cafe bar from the 1980's/90's has been demolished.
Bare walls on the Clyde Street elevation. These square holes house the little port hole windows which look directly over the River Clyde.
From Venice to Glasgow.
I like Tesco and I think they deserve credit for being a big business that doesn't suck.
Here in Glasgow they have invested in this historic 1872 "Ca d'Oro" Warehouse at 132 Union Street in Glasgow.
From Wikipedia:
"The building was constructed in 1872 as F and J Smith’s Furniture Warehouse at a cost of £11,000. The Scottish architect John Honeyman was responsible for the design. Between 1926 and 1929, the building was expanded and partially revised according to a design by Gillespie Kidd & Coia. A fire devastated the building in 1987. When it was rebuilt, the interior was replaced by an atrium surrounded by shops. The restoration has been recognized by the Scottish Civic Trust.
"Inspired by the Ca’ d’Oro in Venice, the Ca d’Oro Building is designed in the style of Venetian Renaissance architecture. Set on the corner between Union Street and Gordon Street in the centre of Glasgow, the building is just north of the Egyptian Halls, with Glasgow Central train station opposite across Union Street."
In 1889, a young Charles Rennie Mackintosh started working for the architectural firm of Honeyman and Keppie.