THE acclaimed architect who won the ill-fated competition to redesign Glasgow's George Square has accused the council's leadership of incompetence and attempting to bully him out of the process.
THE acclaimed architect who won the ill-fated competition to redesign Glasgow's George Square has accused the council's leadership of incompetence and attempting to bully him out of the process.
DITCHED: Glasgow City Council has scrapped the £15 million plan to radically revamp George Square, at the heart of the city centre.
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John McAslan attacked officials at Glasgow City Council as "not that bright" after they pulled the plug on the £15 million plans, despite spending in excess of £100,000 on the initiative.
He said the debacle had given the local authority an unwelcome reputation among the world's architecture and design community.
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