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The Role of the Plot in the Evolution of a Blythswood Urban Block over the Last Two Hundred Years

Part 2 Dissertation 2016
Taina Lund-Ricard
 University of Strathclyde | UK
Glasgow has undergone revolutionary urban transformations over the last two hun-dred years. However, some neighbourhoods have proven a resilient structure and have changed through small scale evolutionary modifications. The Blythswood area is one such neighbourhood which has successfully adapted to its users’ changing needs and desires. The detailed study of the evolution of one block will shine light on the characteristics that have allowed such resilience.

Tutor(s)
Sergio Porta
2016
Present day: Figure ground of Glasgow with the Blythswood New Town highlighted, the studied block in red and four numbered reference points: 1: Blythswood Square 2: George Square 3: Central Station 4: The River Clyde
Present day: Location of the studied block and identification of the hierarchy of the urban spaces surrounding the block
Elevations and photographs of studied block showing a common architectural language but diversity in the treatment of façades
1804: Denholm’s map with Blythswood’s Structuring Elements in red
1820-1860: Ground floor plan of studied block with numbered plots; entrances in red; and the built area for which plans were not retrievable in grey
1820-1860: Variation of the interior layout of the Victorian housing units of the block with entrances and vertical circulation in red
1900-1940: Ground floor plan of studied block with numbered plots; entrances in red; and the built area for which plans were not retrievable in
1980-2016: Ground floor plan of studied block with numbered plots; entrances in red; and the built area for which plans were not retrievable in grey
Comparative data about the transformation of the urban block: merging of plots and removal of entrances, densification of block and gradual change in uses from residential to commercial (In 40 year increments)
Gradual densification of the block over the last two hundred years (In 40 year increments)
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