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Miki1993
Jun 27, 2016, 5:28 PM
Official sources: http://www.emporis.com/buildings/110830/st-andrews-house-glasgow-united-kingdom
Unofficial sources: Google Earth

Building Name: St. Andrew's House
Other Names: Premier Inn Glasgow City Centre
Street Address: 141 West Nile Street
City: Glasgow
Postal Code: G1 2RN
State/Province: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Wikipedia.org URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew_House%2C_Glasgow
Skyscrapers.com (Emporis.com) URL: http://www.emporis.com/buildings/110830/st-andrews-house-glasgow-united-kingdom
Architect: Arthur Swift & Partners (original), Ryder Architecture (renovation)
Interesting Facts/Records (in own words): Building was extensively renovated and converted into a hotel in 2011-2012.
Coordinates (with decimal fraction): 55.8646, -4.2545

Heights--
- roof: 71 m (Emporis)

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Cancelled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 1961
- finished: 1964

Above ground floors: 17

Structure Type(s): Highrise
Building Use(s): Hotel
Building Style(s):
Modern, International Style
Brutalist (pre-renovation)

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Official sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyle_Building,_Glasgow
Unofficial sources: Google Earth

Building Name: Argyle Building
Street Address: 490 Argyle Street
City: Glasgow
State/Province: Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Wikipedia.org URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argyle_Building,_Glasgow
Architect: Aedas Architects
Coordinates (with decimal fraction): 55.8595, -4.2677

Heights--
- roof: 62 m (Wikipedia)

Current Building Status (Built, Proposed, Cancelled, Destroyed, etc...): Built

Construction Dates--
- started: 2005
- finished: 2008

Above ground floors: 21

Structure Type(s): Highrise
Building Use(s): Residential
Building Style(s): Modern

antoun
Jun 28, 2016, 2:08 AM
all done