General view from South. Digital image of A 59899.
SC 721092
Description General view from South. Digital image of A 59899.
Date 3/1987
Catalogue Number SC 721092
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of A 59899
Scope and Content Glasgow University Library and the Hunterian Gallery from the south, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow Glasgow University Library was designed in 1961 and built 1965-81. The adjacent Hunterian Art Gallery was built 1971-81. Both buildings were designed by architect William Whitfield, and feature towering elements of hammer-dressed concrete and glass. The main tower of the library gained an extra glazed storey c.1992. This shows the Hunterian Art Gallery, with the Library behind, identifiable by its tall tower. The walls of the gallery contain a reconstruction of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's house in Southpark Avenue, which complements the recreated rooms within. The concrete walls with their rough, ridged lines are contrasted against the cobbled areas which surround this fortress-like structure. This library and art gallery were designed to provide a focus for the University buildings, whilst respecting the scale of the existing buildings designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (1811-78) in 1865. The site on the crest of a hill and the emphasis on vertical elements in their design fulfils this aim. This building has been selected as one of Scotland's key 20th-century Modern architectural monuments. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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