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Herald Building
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Scottish Architecture Centre: The Lighthouse
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Rennie
Mackintosh in 1893-95

The Lighthouse: photo from Page & Park Architects
refurbished as The Lighthouse, Scotlands Centre for Architecture,
Design and the City, 56 Mitchell St, Glasgow by Page
& Park Architects in 1998 - 1999
glasgow herald, 87-94 / 60-76 mitchell st

The Lighthouse: photo from Page & Park Architects
Gordon Chambers / Glasgow Herald Building:
Burnet, Boston & Carruthers 1903-06
John Baird 1867-70
Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1893-95

Glasgow Herald: photo from Page & Park Architects
Typical for a Scottish newspaper operation (eg former headquarters of
The Scotsman, North Bridge, Edinburgh) the lower floors were used as production
and the upper floors for the editorial and commercial offices.

The Lighthouse Mack Room photo
A building with great heritage: the former Glasgow Herald building was
remodelled by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1893-95, his first major public
building.

building photo from Page & Park Architects
Like so many Scottish contemporary buildings, the newspaper columns have
focused on the problems - generally costs - rather than the architecture.
Page & Park Architects have a fine pedigree and were a logical choice
for such a project.

The Lighthouse - Glasgow Herald: photo from Page & Park
Architects
The Lighthouse, although in central Glasgow, is in a difficult site, tucked
away off the main drag. This means signage and marketing have to be well-organised,
and the logo designed by Mariscal - who did the Barcelona Olympics logo
(the dog holding a torch) - makes a strong impact. With a lack of easily-visible
street frontage the Lighthouse image that immediately springs to my mind
(even though I'm an architect) is the 'three-legged' logo of, well, a
lighthouse. Nevertheless, the interior spaces are stacked vertically up
a brightly-coloured atrium, calmed by areas of fair-faced concrete and
linked by an elevator. The exhibitions are designed to be accessible and
don't focus purely on architecture; there is an observation deck at the
top from which to view the city.

Glasgow Herald: photo by Steffen Schefer
Interior graphics and displays were designed by Javier Mariscal and designers
lwd. The £12m Glasgow Lighthouse opened
in Summer 1999, with two main exhibition galleries, conference room, ground-floor
cafe, smaller display areas, education and IT suites, Mackintosh interpretation
area and a Design-into-Business Centre. The Lighthouse forms a permanent
addition to Scotland's cultural heritage and a concrete reminder of Glasgow
1999: UK City of Architecture and Design. It's stated remit is to ensure
that the widest possible audience will be able to use the building to
explore architecture and design in all their many meanings, presented
in engaging informative and challenging ways.
Glasgow School of Art
Historic Glasgow: best glasgow buildings
of the past
Scottish
Architects of the past
Rennie Mackintosh
Glasgow walking tours
Herald Building, Glasgow
European Heritage Awards

building image © adrian welch
St Andrew's in the Square church building and The Lighthouse in Glasgow
were the only sites in Scotland to be named as buildings of outstanding
historic importance by Europa Nostra, an organisation of more than 200
non-governmental heritage groups.
Glasgow Sculptor James Sellars worked on the Glasgow Herald Building.
He also worked on Fraser's Department Store (1883) in Buchanan
Street.
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