Cyclo2000 wrote:Okay, so we're doing Gillespie Kidd and Coia but..
Why not Sir Basil Spence? He's Scottish, modernist (very!) and built a fair bit around Glasgow and the rest of Scotland.
There's bit's of Glasgow Airport, the Hutchiesonton C flats in the Gorbals, Kilsyth Academy...and there's an exhibition of his work about to commence at the Dean in Embra (in Tom Sheilds' memorable phrase...44 miles from culture)
Website here
http://www.basilspence.org.uk/
Clerihew Corner, Private Eye circa 1976
Sir Basil Spence
Showed a lot of sense
When he chose to live in Norfolk
As far away as he could get from the houses he built for the rest of us poor folk.
Dunno why I've always remembered that Clerihew, but that's over 30 years now and it's still lodged in me napper. Maybe cos I always liked those Gorbals flats - in particular Queen Elizabeth House (I think that's what it was called) which was the low rise building that got blown up in 93.
Get basil on!, apart from Queens Elizabeth Square I dont know much of his stuff, whereas I have a little knowledge of GKC hence the thread starter. Not sure if we should have prominent architects or maybe have it split into types i.e modernist etc hmm ponder ponder.