Glasgow’s ABC music venue is a “real and ongoing” threat to public safety following last year’s fire at Glasgow School of Art, the developers behind a project to rebuild it have claimed. Urban Pulse said they remain committed to creating a “world-class” music venue at the site of the O2 ABC on Sauchiehall Street but have expressed frustration at delays on progression to the project more than a year after the devastating blaze. The delay is thought to centre on a dispute over the facade of the C-listed building and whether it is possible to retain the structure for future development.
The owners of the building say engineers have stated it is not feasible to retain the “extensively damaged and fragile facade” while a council source said it “absolutely can” be saved, adding the cordon would not have been removed after the fire if the building was unsafe.
The former cinema was left a charred shell after the fire at the School of Art on June 15 last year, the second in four years.
Source: Glasgow’s ABC venue has a ‘real and ongoing risk to public safety’ | HeraldScotland