Plans for new Glasgow Transport Museum revealed

Plans for the replacement for Glasgow Transport Museum have been made public today. The new building is due for completion in 2009 and will be able to hold twice as many exhibits than the current museum at Kelvingrove.
The architect is Zaha Hadid, considered very avant guard, defying critics who thought her designs could not be translated into reality. One of her latest triumphs is the Phaeno science centre in Wolfsburg Germany, pictured below:

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3 Responses to “Plans for new Glasgow Transport Museum revealed”

karen on June 13th, 2007 at 9:18 am

I read today that the prroject completion date has been pushed back 18 months and costs are escalating:
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=923632007
Eric on November 14th, 2007 at 3:31 pm

Wel done Glasgow Scotlands largest city.Now for The Airport Train link.And Subway Expansion ,Eat your heart out Little Edinburgh.
karen on November 14th, 2007 at 10:59 pm

Do I detect a little of the old Glasgow/Edinburgh rivalry in your comment, Eric?