Morrison Chambers was built as the Irish headquarters and Dublin branch of the North British Assurance Company in 1902-3 to the designs of the leading Glaswegian architect, George Washington Browne.
Scotland Street School was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1903-1906 for the School Board of Glasgow. With many features built into the stonework and staircases, there is something to admire around every corner!
Now as a museum, it tells the story of 100 years of education in Scotland, from the late 19th century to the late 20th century.
When Scotland Street School first opened on 15 August 1906, it educated the children of families mainly working in shipbuilding and engineering on the south side of Glasgow.
"Nowicki was seeking first of all not for a unique structure but for a unique space. The remarkable warping of the space upward, the exact reverse of a dome, would guarantee maximum daylight admitted from the two sides to the central arena. This labile kind of curvature of enclosed space marks a new epoch in architecture [Parabolic Pavilion 1952]." Paul Rudolph in Architectural Forum; The great Livestock Pavilion complete, 1954
We are fortunate to have a world class mid-century modern structure like Dorton Arena in the Triangle!