Immediately drawing comparisons with Sydney s Oper...

Immediately drawing comparisons with Sydney s Opera House, this building has become one of Glasgow s iconic images since 1997. The SEC Armadillo contributes to a highly futuristic postcode that also includes the neighbouring The SSE Hydro (a gigantic flying saucer) and the SEC. The epicentre of the concert scene in the city, Foster s style is a far cry from the sandstone jungle to be found in the nearby west end. Tradition was not to be ignored however as the layered exterior design was created to represent interlocking hulls of ships a nod to Glasgow s shipbuilding past.