The footage of fire tearing through the Mackintosh building of the Glasgow School of Art on Renfrew Street is more than unnerving.
The best known interior of the School of Art is the library
Though it’s too early to say how much damage has been caused to the building, it is evident that much of the original architecture has been destroyed.
(Photo: @STVGlasgow)
No building is replaceable, but this one is particularly precious. It is without doubt the most important building Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) designed.
(Photo: Getty)
We are more inclined today to think of Mackintosh’s stylish interior designs – the kind of monochrome-and-rose prints that remain ubiquitous in interior design shops – but his Art School has also stood the test of time.
(Photo: @AudreyGillan)
As one of the first manifestly ‘modern’ constructions, it emerged as a monumental gateway between the nineteenth century and the future.
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