Karen Bones Recreates Glasgow's Union Corner in 10 Weeks After 8 March Fire
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Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4
Karen Bones Recreates Glasgow's Union Corner in 10 Weeks After 8 March Fire
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 4
Summary
Karen Bones spent 10 weeks building a miniature replica of Glasgow's fire-damaged Union Corner, a B-listed Victorian landmark largely lost in the 8 March blaze.
Recycled cardboard forms the 25cm-high, 50cm-wide model, which restores the dome, rooftop signs and shopfronts affected by the fire using photos and online images for scale.
74 windows, thousands of hand-cut bricks and roof tiles made it Bones' biggest project yet; she said the detail work mattered more than using painted surfaces or a 3D printer.
Union Corner, which dates to 1851, still has only its facade standing while demolition continues and a safety cordon remains around the site.
Bones said childhood trips along Union Street inspired the piece and hopes to sell it for public display at Glasgow Central Station.