Glasgow School of Art, Rennie Mackintosh, Architect, Photo, Refurbishment, Date

Rennie Mackintosh Building, Scotland, UK

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Glasgow School of Art - GSA
1897-1909
Rennie Mackintosh

Glasgow Art School is probably the most well known Charles Rennie Mackintosh building and certainly his most well respected.


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Powerful sandstone block with dark, woody interior - save the bright, white-painted 'hen run' high up on the south facade. The building achieves much of i6ts drama by being perched on a steep incline, and accentuating the verticality with soaring gridded oriel windows on the west facade (photos above).

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Glasgow School of Art is a building of Global importance, recorded in most Histories of 20th Century Architecture.

The Art School was a powerful influence for Art Nouveau and later for Modernism. The GSA building was constructed in 1897 - 1909. Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a graduate of the GSA.

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School interior

Access to the School is restricted: contact the number below to arrange a Tour by GSA students. For Tours of other Glasgow Buildings click on 'walking tours'.

Contact Glasgow School of Art: +44 (0)141 353 4526

Mackintosh Conservation & Access Project - Window on the Mac


photo : Andrew Lee

2008
Project Architects: Page\Park
Interiors: ZM Architecture


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Phase I of £8.7m Glasgow School of Art refurbishment is complete. The Mackintosh Conservation and Access Project will restore the GSA building to Rennie Mackintosh's original design. Final building phase due to complete 2009.

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Rennie Mackintosh
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Glasgow School of Art Architect : Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Address: GSA, 167 Renfrew Street, off Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland


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Glasgow School of Art was built in two phases: East Wing 1897-99, West
Wing 1907-09.


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The School - and Rennie Mackintosh - was a major influence on Enric Miralles in his designs for the Scottish Parliament.

Mackintosh, Scotland
entry facade - image from Mackintosh Tours 2004

Whilst studying at the Glasgow School of Art Rennie Mackintosh was introduced to two sisters - Frances & Margaret Macdonald. Rennie Mackintosh together with his friend Herbie MacNair formed an artistic alliance with Frances Macdonald & Margaret Macdonald: they became known as the 'Glasgow Four', and their Art Nouveau-inspired work became the hub of the 'Glasgow Style'.


west view ; southwest - photos © adrian welch

Glasgow School of Art context : Sauchiehall Street Buildings

In 1896 the 'Glasgow Four' were invited to exhibit at the London Arts &
Crafts Society Exhibition.
In 1899 Frances Macdonald & Herbie MacNair married and moved to Liverpool.
Mackintosh started the Glasgow School of Art.
In 1900 Rennie Mackintosh married Margaret Macdonald.

In 1903 Rennie Mackintosh moved permanently to the Willow Tearooms in Sauchiehall Street where he designed all the interior fittings plus some exterior.



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