Anniesland Court, Glasgow – Miniature Concrete Model

Anniesland Court, Glasgow – Miniature Concrete ModelModel 083_Anniesland Court, Glasgow Miniature Concrete Model Hand cast in fine concrete. Shaped by memory. Some towers become a compass point. Anniesland Court is one of those Glasgow buildings you spot from a moving car or train and instantly know where you are. Built on Crow Road in the late 1968, this 22 storey Brutalist residential landmark was designed by Jack Holmes & Partners. Its most striking move is the separate stair and lift tower, bridged

Designed by @oliverhwells

This model celebrates a rare moment when art and architecture were allowed to merge

This model is a tribute to an icon of British social housing and a building whose influence extends far beyond its East London setting

full of echoes

it remains a potent memory for modernist enthusiasts

I worked through several digital iterations to balance the mass of the tower with a simplified fragment of the workshop hall

and admirers of Lasdun’s work

Location: Western Bank

A small piece of the whole

its textured concrete surfaces

This model holds that feeling

designed by Gérard Grandval