Glasgow, Broomhill Development. View of 18 storey point block under construction.
SC 676554
Description Glasgow, Broomhill Development. View of 18 storey point block under construction.
Catalogue Number SC 676554
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 59652
Scope and Content View of 18-storeyed point blocks under construction, Whiteinch-Broomhill Development, Glasgow The Whiteinch-Broomhill development was approved for construction in 1963 to designs by the Scottish Special Housing Association, and built c.1965 by Miller of Edinburgh. It has a reinforced concrete frame, but incorporates traditional brickwork. This photograph shows one of the tower blocks under construction. A crane can be seen on top of the structure, and the final third of the tower has yet to have its walls built. Bands of different coloured facing blocks form a geometric key pattern. These tower blocks use pattern and tone in their walls to give variety to the large structure and add variety to the design. The simple double row of windows on one side contrasts with the strong geometric patterns and dark balconies of the next face. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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