Archives and Special Collections: Architecture & town planning

As a former church of Gothic-styled splendour, the Barony Hall looks like it predates by centuries not only the establishment of Strathclyde in 1964 but also its forerunner, Anderson’s Institute, in 1796. But it is actually one of Glasgow’s foremost examples of Victorian Gothic architecture and dates, like the Eiffel Tower, from 1889. The triangle it forms around Glasgow’s High Street with the city’s Cathedral and oldest surviving house, Provand’s Lordship, cements its place in the city’s heritage. Read on in this blog post on Tumblr.

After 1964, the University’s estate rapidly expanded towards Cathedral Street, with the Stenhouse building, the Architecture building, the Wolfson Centre, the Strathclyde Business School (now the William Duncan building) and the Todd Centre all opening within the following fifteen years. Read on in this blog post on Tumblr.

In 1887, Anderson’s College had merged with the College of Science and Arts, Allan Glen’s School and Atkinson’s Institution to form the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College (GWSTC). By the 1890s, the existing buildings owned by the new institution could no longer accommodate its increasing numbers of students, and so the Governors of the GWSTC concluded that a new, purpose-built home was required. Read on in this blog post on Tumblr.

The University of Strathclyde boasts one of the oldest architectural training schools in the United Kingdom. A Department of Architecture and Building was established at Strathclyde’s antecedent institution, the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, in 1895. Nine years later, this Department joined forces with the Department of Architecture at Glasgow School of Art to form the Glasgow School of Architecture, which was administered by a joint committee and was among the first training schools to be officially recognised by the Royal Institute of British Architects. Read more in this blog post on Tumblr.