Anderston Centre | |
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Anderston Cross Commercial Centre | |
Alternative names | Blythswood Court Cadogan Square |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Mixed-use: residential, office & bus station (former) & car park. |
Architectural style | Brutalist |
Address | Cadogan Street / Argyle Street |
Town or city | Anderston, Glasgow |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°51′36″N 4°16′0″W / 55.86000°N 4.26667°W |
Construction started | 1968 |
Completed | 1972 |
Opened | 1973 |
Renovated | 1994–present |
Owner | Glasgow City Council Taylor Wimpey |
Height | 153 feet (47 m) |
Technical details | |
Structural system | Pre-cast Concrete |
Floor count | 19 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Richard Seifert |
Main contractor | Myton |
The Anderston Centre (originally styled as the Anderston Cross Commercial Centre, but now officially branded as Cadogan Square) is a mixed-use commercial and residential complex, and former bus station located in the Anderston area of Glasgow, Scotland. Completed in 1972 and designed by Richard Seifert (best known for London's famous Centre Point and NatWest Tower), it is one of the earliest examples of the "megastructure" style of urban renewal scheme fashionable in the 1950s and 1960s - the other notable example in Scotland being the infamous Cumbernauld Town Centre development. The complex is a notable landmark on the western edge of Glasgow city centre, and is highly visible from the adjacent Kingston Bridge.
The complex was voted at Position No. 54 in the Prospect magazine's 100 best modern Scottish buildings. After falling into partial dereliction in the 1990s, the megastructure has undergone major redevelopment with some elements demolished and replaced, and others comprehensively refurbished.