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McAslan to transform George Square – eight years after Glasgow scrapped project

By 2021-06-11T06:00:00

George Square Jan 2021

Practice to redesign historic square and surrounding streets as part of wider city-centre overhaul

John McAslan & Partners has been asked to transform Glasgow’s George Square eight years after its appointment on the scheme was originally cancelled.

The practice has been re-commissioned by the city council to design a new vision for the historic square and around 2.5km of surrounding streets.

Construction of the scheme is expected to start in 2023, a decade after McAslan first triumphed in a £15m contest to overhaul the square.

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