An interesting comparison between the height of a traditonal sandstone Glasgow tenement (left) and the type of modern flat which replaced them later in the 20th Century (right). This is driven by differences in ceiling heights, meaning three modern flats into the same airspace occupied by about two and a half tenement flats.
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It's these types of details which help make Glasgow's traditional architecture so distinctive, and that are missing from so many modern buildings. As a result, Glasgow is gradually losing one of the aspects that makes it a unique place to live and to visit.
Today I visited Glasgow's only known pair of architectural walruses as they're amongst my favourite sculptures in the city. They're on the 1899 Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation building (also known as Ocean Chambers) on West Regent Street in the city centre.
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I love the way glazed bricks have been used to add decorative elements to the facade of this section of a Victorian weaving factory on French Street in the Dalmarnock area of Glasgow. It's small features like this which really help to make buildings stand out, but that are all too often missing from modern buildings.
Modern architecture has a delight that never fails. These are two elevators in a John Portman hotel but they might as well be a view inside the Death Star.