The Queen Margaret Union – QMU on 22 University Gardens was designed by Walter Underwood & Partners and opened in 1968.
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The building has an illustrious history as a top music venue.
And the city a heritage of angular, jangly guitar Power Pop.
It is now renowned and venerated as a Brutalist landmark – featuring in the modernist society publication Braw Concrete by Peter Halliday and Alan Stewart – available right here.
Let’s take a look at how it looked way back in April 2022.
In addition, if you nip around the back you get to go up and down a delightful concrete staircase!