The Bluevale and Whitevale Towers were twin 31–storey brutalist tower block flats situated in the Camlachie district within the East End of Glasgow, Scotland. Both towers contained 31 floors, and were
Whitevale and Bluevale Towers from Gallowgate, 2014
The towers were prominent in the Glasgow city skyline, as seen here from Duke Street railway station.
The Bluevale tower during its deconstruction using the top-down method
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Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland, has several distinct styles of residential buildings. Building styles reflect historical trends, such as rapid population growth in the 18th and 19th centuries,
Bluevale and Whitevale Towers
…process began in January 2015, starting with the Bluevale tower. The neighbouring Whitevale tower was deconstructed in a similar fashion in 2016. Glasgow tower blocks List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow…
A typical Glasgow tenement block
The now demolished Red Road estate came to symbolise the mistakes of the city's 1960s housing policy.