Scottish icon in the making as images of new museum are released

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Scottish icon in the making as images of new museum are released

Archiseek / UK / Scotland / News / 2007 / January 3

Museum of Transport

Striking new images of what is set to become one of Scotland's most iconic buildings have been released. The £60 million Riverside Museum on the banks of the Clyde will be the new home of Glasgow's Museum of Transport, currently based at Kelvinhall. The innovative single-span design has been created by Zaha Hadid, the Baghdad-born architect, who was shortlisted for last year's prestigious architecture Stirling Prize. Over the coming months, a team of architects, designers and the main contractor will study the plans for the museum, which is scheduled to open at Glasgow Harbour in 2009. Planning permission will be sought in the spring. Lawrence Fitzgerald, project leader, said: "We will have to work through all the details with the architects and engineers and we hope work will start on site in the summer. At the moment, we hope to be open to the public in spring 2009, but that will form part of the discussions because there are a number of variables to be considered."

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