Building Site

On 20th February I blipped the oldest pub in Glasgow and referred to the transformation taking place just a few yards from it with the construction of an £89 million Technology and Innovation Centre. It is a state of the art complex that is part of the expansion of the University of Strathclyde.
The work is progressing at a cracking pace as the weather has been very favourable for building. Today the sun shone again from a cloudless blue sky and there has been no rain to speak of for weeks. Although there are hoardings all round the site I found a couple of peep-holes that give an unimpeded view of work in progress.

In the centre of the picture the first building is up and the infrastructure for the next one is underway. From March to November 2012 a University timelapse camera at a high vantage point recorded the scooping out of the great pit which is now full of men and machines, iron beams and concrete. The video lasts about 2 minutes and is fascinating. The tower block on the right (the Livingstone Tower) has reached the end of its life. It has been a notable landmark in the area since its construction almost 50 years ago when it was a state of the art building of its time. It was named after David Livingstone the famous explorer who studied at the Anderson's medical school which became Strathclyde University. The disappearance of this tower and the new hi-tec Centre will transform this corner of the city.
To emphasize the angular shapes I applied a mild poster edges filter in Photoshop. The building on the left at the back is the old Glasgow Herald building in Albion Street which has now been converted into flats.