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In 1990, the SEC Centre was one of the hubs of Glasgow's year as European City of Culture. [ 7 ] Upon its opening, the Centre quickly gained its nickname from the local press and thus to general usage, "The Big Red Shed", owing to its outward appearance, which resembled a giant red painted warehouse.
In May 2003, a plan had been unveiled for an entertainment arena, [6] holding 12,300 seated audience members and an extra 2,000 standing. London-based architects Foster + Partners were appointed as the design team for the Hydro in May 2004, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] with Glasgow-based Elphinstone additionally appointed as the preferred developer for the site ...
Plans for a new building to increase the capacity of the SECC complex were initiated in 1994. Designed by architects Foster and Partners , construction of the 3,000 seat venue started in September 1995, and was completed in August 1997, by which time it had earned its affectionate nickname, due to the similarity of its shape to that of the ...
The Athletes Village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games was situated on a 35-hectare (86-acre) site, in Dalmarnock, Glasgow. [16] The whole project was designed by RMJM. [17] Primarily the site was used as accommodation for the athletes competing in the games as well as team officials from every competing nation for the duration of the games.
The following is a list of active theatres and concert halls in Scotland. They are organised alphabetically by name. In rural areas, church halls and town halls may double up as theatres, and many colleges and universities also have their own auditoria.
The station suffers badly from congestion at concerts as most of Greater Glasgow can be reached from the station. There is a siding adjacent to Platform 2, that can be used as a turnback siding for trains terminating at Anderston or Glasgow Central Low Level. The line is served by Class 318s and Class 320s. Ticket gates are in operation.
SECC may refer to: Single Edge Contact Cartridge, a connector for microprocessors. SECC (metal), a low-cost sheet metal often used for computer cases. Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, now known as the SEC Centre, an exhibition space in Glasgow, Scotland. Socio Economic and Caste Census, conducted as part of the Census of India, first ...
This is a list of tallest buildings in Glasgow which are at least 40m (131ft) in height in the largest city in Scotland. The current tallest structure, at 127 metres (417 ft), is the Glasgow Tower within the Glasgow Science Centre. The city's Cineworld building is currently the tallest cinema building in the world. [1]