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Maybe the end of a long shabby decline and hope for renewal in the heart of Shawlands?
http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/5983/Shawlands_Arcade_to_be_redeveloped_following_sale.html

Welcome news on the magnificent old Cooperative warehouse complex in Tradeston. Also very timely - IMO this has been a quarter of the city on the verge of 'at risk' for some time. Seems good collaborative work by Speirs Gumley and Glasgow City Council. It should build on the other regeneration work ...

Impressive copy on an impressive project. 'St Peter’s Seminary: Manifesto for Landscape Intervention':
https://landscapeiskingston.wordpress.c ... ervention/

Another new world class facility for Glasgow (and Scotland) with the University of Glasgow's Imaging Centre at the new South Hospitals Campus.
http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2015/06/02/bam-bags-64m-project-ice-glasgow-hospital-facility/

Oh.. err.... maybe they should've told you?

Good to read of this; especially with the inclusion of new glazing uses. It's a striking if perhaps unlovely building - but the interior is very much of its era and wholly outmoded now. Was a time when the likes of the University of Strathclyde would have torn this down and replaced with who knows w...

Agree with comment on whether Premier Inn is indeed still 'budget'. My impression in the events sector over the past couple of years is that Premier Inn seem to have moved increasingly into that and that may be influencing their pricing strategy. Caveat on 'moved increasingly into', as it's probably...

Oh look... another hotel development in central Glasgow..
http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/5360/Work_gets_underway_on_city_centre_Ibis_Hotel.html

Right about the noisy environment... the developer promises 'a calming place'. Extra heavy triple glazing and 'excuse me sir you're not allowed to open any windows... and we don't advise venturing out too late into the street around club closing time'. BTW on boy racers I was at a business do in a h...

Development itself is as welcome as any other hotel one, but this blurb in the planning application is hilarious: "In a statement the applicants noted: “The hotel has been designed as a calming place in stark contrast to the vibrant streets outside. With a neutral palette and a focus on light a...

Oh come on, the guy had a bit of creative fun with the 'what if' stuff. Always nice to look to the positives with a bit of fun (well I think so).

'This lad designed a map of what Glasgow would look like if Holyrood and the GCC funded all the rail improvements'
(link via Dominic Hinde journalist)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HT7mT7BIlqg/VQG2Zh7CbvI/AAAAAAAAATY/EaE0sU5fKKc/s1600/Glasgow%2BRail%2B-%2BA3%2B-%2BPNG%2B-%2B300.png

Thanks for your comments Jock. You actually reminded me that I was for a while a few years back a very active presence on this forum!

Looks like a nice wee Majorca place to buy for the fair holidays? - I kent his faither
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/12/16/inenglish/1418734773_166763.html

Looks like a genuine attempt at accessible art and design with a new approach - Glasgow School of Art alumni-funded Glasgow Open House Art Festival '15. It will be on 1st May – 4th May 2015. There's a programme of exhibitions and events to take place across a range of venues in Glasgow. But maybe wh...