Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in UK. Our next stop is the Glasgow Science Center. Glasgow Science Centre is a visitor attraction located on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow. It is a purpose-built science centre comprised of three principal buildings which are the Science Mall, an IMAX cinema and the Glasgow Tower.
The exhibition building is a huge crescent shape structure that contains floor space over three levels.
The IMAX cinema is the one I like most. The titanium-clad ‘squashed egg’ geometry of the 3D Cinema building makes you wonder, "Will it hatch this summer?".Glasgow Tower holds the record for being the tallest tower in the world capable of rotating 360 degrees from its base to its top. Nowadays, I noticed that the tower that lost the "tallest" title will look into another features to stick the title "tallest" no matter what. For example, tallest twin tower. Tallest steel tower. Tallest conrete tower. If that the case, our KL tower can be a tallest tower of its kind. Tallest white color tower?
Back to the Glasgow one, its shape looks like a sail capable of the cutting through the wind (because it moves according to the winding direction). So, if you are standing behind the structure (flat surface side), you can actually feel a force pushing you towards the tower. Bernoulli concept.
Standing in front of this Science Center is Scotland BBC station. Not the "British Born Chinese" or "B*bi Ber*k Cair" you heard during your schooling days. Yup, it's the station which always criticise Malaysia. To fully support the name Glasgow, I guess they send their cleaners to polish the glasses everyday. That is why their glass is so shining and glowing. That's how you get the name Glasgow too I assumed.
Or they actually want to send out a message that their news are transparent and nothing to hide. Nah, I guess they are cheapskate. Why? 100% free lighting and heat from natural sunlight. Save electricity on light and heater. But the main idea I assumed is the fact that everyone can see you working from outside. So, no chance for lazing around or doing some Clinton's act in the office.
Walking across the Millennium Bridge (hey I thought Millennium Bridge is in London) passing the River Clyde to the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre which is opposite the BBC, it resembles the Sydney Opera House design. Nice building but again the cleaners doing their maintenance works spoiled our photos.
Well, to summarise on my perceptions on Glasgow, it really has some nice futuristic structures if compared to Nottingham, the old folks city.
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