Wha’s like us? – Scottish culture on the reopening of Notre Dame
On the day that Notre Dame Cathedral reopens five years after a devastating fire, our finest building, the Mackintosh School of Art, still lies in ruins. Unlike Notre Dame, the Mack is a sad tale of political disinterest and project missteps. This mirrors the wider disregard for Mackintosh’s legacy and
Left to rot or burn: Glasgow is squandering its greatest legacy
Niall Murphy, director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, at Martyrs’ School on Parson Street, Townhead, Glasgow (Image: Colin Mearns) On the top landing of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed Martyrs’ School in Townhead, Niall Murphy, director of Glasgow City Heritage Trust (GCHT), is gazing up at the dark timber roof with awe.
Fears for Mackintosh legacy as Martyrs’ School goes up for sale
The ‘A’ listed Martyrs’ School, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh is up for sale. This is a dreadful indictment on Glasgow City Council (GCC); that such a prestigious Mackintosh Building should be discarded without due care and discussion with the Mackintosh Society and other stakeholders. The agents representing the sale
A rare Mackintosh stool sells at auction for ten times the estimate
A rare stained oak Charles Rennie Mackintosh stool from Miss Cranston’s Argyle Street Tea Rooms sold at auction for £81,450 – more than ten times the original estimate. The stained oak stool attracted international interest at Lyon & Turnbull’s Design Since 1860 sale in Edinburgh on Thursday. The stool was
Objection to student accommodation on Sauchiehall Street
Plans to transform the former ABC building on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street into student accommodation and a ground floor food hall have now been submitted for planning. Haus Collective has submitted a detailed application for the key site on behalf of urban regeneration specialist Vita Group. Under the plans, the fire-damaged
Glasgow School of Art picks architects to test Mac rebuild brief
The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has appointed Reiach and Hall with Purcell to ‘robustly test’ its existing rebuild plans to restore the fire-ravaged Mackintosh building The two practices will be asked to ‘identify the appropriate route to delivery of the faithful reinstatement’ of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed 1909 landmark,
Mack to begin new architect search as spat with insurers heads to arbitration
The Mackintosh building will remain under wraps for two years before restoration work begins. Source: Alan McAteer for GSA The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is set to begin a new search for architects to restore its fire-ravaged Mackintosh building but has revealed it is locked in a dispute with its
AGM 2024 – Hybrid Meeting
19th Annual General Meeting – 8 June 2024 Information on the AGM business has been sent out to all members. If you cannot attend the AGM, the accounts and a full report will be posted on the Society website. We hope this year that you will be able to attend
‘Our once-beautiful Glasgow looks like a bomb hit it’
Marc Horne Saturday April 06 2024, 6.00pm, The Sunday Times The Lion Chambers on Hope Street Stuart Robertson, of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society, says Scotland’s biggest city, a Victorian treasure, is falling into ‘third world’ decline, and the council is not helping. In 1967, Sir John Betjeman, the English
Heritage buildings in Glasgow have reached a ‘critical’ stage
Exclusive by Caroline Wilson Senior Reporter at The Herald – 27/3/24 The Lady Artists’ Club in Blythswood Square. (Image: Stuart Robertson) The condition of Glasgow’s heritage buildings is now “critical” and fire service cuts could lead to the loss of more treasures, the head of a conservation charity has warned.
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