Amid the New, Glasgow Looks to the Past An exhibition on the Red Road apartment buildings, marked for demolition, at the People’s Palace museum

In September, the Foster and Partners-designed Hydro arena opened to much ado in Glasgow’s gritty Docks area. The translucent ultramodern building — Wi-Fi-enabled for up to 12,000 users — glowed a thousand colors and beamed spotlights up and down the River Clyde. Outside, vendors hawked rainbow wigs and tartan clan mugs. Inside, live Twitter feeds scrolled across 145 oversize high-definition screens.  Read more