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Hi I lived & worked in Glasgow for 7 years in 60s as a builder and had a ball there.

I came to appreciate that Glasgow has/had a lot of magnificent buildings & Architecture. It is a joy to peruse the photos in here.

Vladimir wrote:

At that time it was thought that the panacea for housing was high rise blocks. It is now realised that it isn’t.

It is if youre rich, I could name a few projects.

Im sorry I should have made it clear I was referring to Government housing

I was interested to read about the demolition of the Red Road Site. During 1960s I was involved, in a very junior capacity, in the design & construction of this project. At that time it was thought that the panacea for housing was high rise blocks. It is now realised that it isn’t. Red Road was ...