This is a recording of a talk called Fragments of Flamboyancy and Flair in Glasgow, Second City by Rosalie Menon recorded on 24th Jan 2024.
Fragments of Flamboyancy and Flair in the Second City of the Empire
Architect and lecturer, Rosalie Menon FRIAS discusses the legacy of Empire within Glasgow from its warehouses and industrial buildings to the associated financial and commercial institutions. This boom in population and rapid economic growth created a demand for civic buildings including market halls, libraries and cultural buildings. This injection of money into Glasgow allowed talented craftsmen to experiment with quality building materials with flair and flamboyancy. Each of these buildings tell a social history of Glasgow during the Victorian/ Edwardian era- which is comparable to other UK cities including Liverpool. Rosalie’s recent publication titled, ‘Fragments of Glasgow’, takes a snapshot of these post-industrial buildings and documents how they have been adapted and re-used for 21st Century purposes.
Rosalie Menon FRIAS is a qualified architect and is a Senior Lecturer at the Mackintosh School of Architecture in Glasgow. She has been teaching and researching at the Mack since 2005 and has an established track record of high-quality research into environmental design. As a practising architect, she has previously worked both in the UK and Southeast Asia and her work in Glasgow has included the repurposing of both Cat A and B Listed buildings. Her love of her home city of Glasgow is captured in ‘Fragments of Glasgow’ providing a snapshot of the repurposed buildings within the city’s urban fabric.
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