Architecture and our built environment help structure and give form to our sense of place. It is the buildings which populate our streets that anchor and store many of our experiences and stories for later, waiting to be rediscovered or found.
In our photography competition, we invite you to share your encounters with sense of place. Your image should show the building or space in its wider context or environment, capturing not only its physicality but also the feelings or emotions you feel when you interact with or see this site. Through examination of your everyday environment and Glasgow through your eyes, we hope to see untold stories.
Your Brief                    

• Select a building on a one of your favourite Glasgow streets
• Capture the building’s purpose and how it anchors or holds the street together
• You can focus on a specific detail or element of the building or approach it as a whole
• Can be a new or old building - think about how you can convey the building’s history
• In your caption use up to 50 words to tell a us why this building adds to your sense of place in the city.

    
Photographs can be submitted via email with the hashtag #GDODFUntold in the subject line doorsopendays@gbpt.org
                                
You can also send your submissions on social media - Upload your picture on instagram, tag @glasgowdoorsopendaysfestival and use the hashtag #GDODFUntold. Please include the location of your building in your submission caption.
                                
Prize sponsored by Gulabi, Glasgow’s independent film developing and scanning lab based in the South Side. ​

Have you ever wondered what the view is like from the top of Finnieston Crane?
 
Now's your chance to find out! We're giving one lucky person the chance to climb to the top of the Cran and star in a short film, where we'll explore the landmark's historical relationship with Glasgow and what its future might look like. 

​We're planning to release the film online this September as part of our newly digitised Glasgow Doors Open Day Festival. 

The Finnieston Crane is a symbolic reminder of our city's industrial past, first casting its reflection in the River Clyde in 1932 and going on to play a heavy role in transporting locomotives built in Glasgow to the rest of the world. It is estimated that 25% of the world's locomotives at one point were built by the St Rollox works in the north of Glasgow, which sent their exports by train to the Crane on the Clyde.

Send us a short video telling us why you want to go up the Finnieston Crane - we want to know what it means to you! 

Videos should be no more than 30 seconds, and send to us on Twitter or Instagram. Make sure you tag our profile to get seen (@GlasgowDOD on Twitter or @glasgowdoorsopendaysfestival on Instagram). The deadline to apply is Friday 7 August.

We're especially keen to hear from people with a personal connection to the Crane, such as a family member having worked there. This is not essential though.

- Applicants must be 18 years or over.
- You must be available on Monday 17 August for filming, and one day the week prior for prep.
- You'll be accompanied up the Crane by a local historian and a representative from Big Cran Co, who have just taken over management of the landmark.
- The journey up the Crane will be supported by a H&S professional.
- Unfortunately the Crane is not accessible at this stage, so the volunteer must be physically able to climb the stairs and not be afraid of heights.

​Are you planning on participating in Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival in September 2020? Come along to Civic House on Tuesday 18th of February to meet the festival coordinator and other participants to discuss your event!

The festival coordinator will be leading a discussion on effective event planning and unveiling the 2020 festival themes. Whether you are planning to open a building, lead a walk or have an idea for an event, the workshops will help you refine your plans with opportunities to ask questions and discuss with seasoned Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival participants. Submissions will be opening soon after the creative planning workshop so this is a great way to make sure you make your application is the best it can be.

Places for this workshop are limited so make sure you sign up in advance and please let us know if you can no longer make it.

We look forward to meeting you and sharing our plans for Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival 2020!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

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