WestFest

Gordon Urquhart, author and historian, will present an illustrated talk on the development of Partick from its earliest days as a medieval milling centre and bishopric retreat through to its formative years of heavy industry in the 19th century. The archaeological discovery of the Bishop’s Castle site in Beith Street a few years ago, will […]

Glasgow has long since claimed the tenement as its own, but there are examples of this most durable and desirable of urban housing models across the country, with particularly good tenements up and down the west coast. Join Fiona Sinclair, a conservation architect based in Partick, to hear about the architects, builders, legislation and construction […]

Glasgow University's new Western Campus is rapidly expanding with the completion of the James McCune Smith Learning Hub, Clarice Pears building, Advanced Research Centre (ARC) and Adam Smith Business School. These new buildings surround the central open space of St Mungo's Square and the innovative Rain Gardens, which together form an attractive new public pedestrian […]

Websters Theatre, formerly Lansdowne Parish Church, was an exceptional building needing new life and restoration. It now offers a theatre space seating 182, with a successful community space, and its new name refers to the nationally acclaimed stained glass designer Alf Webster. David Robertson, Director of Four Acres Charitable Trust, examines the typical multiple challenges […]