Treasured Places
Date 29 June 2007
Event ID 545930
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Treasured Places
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/545930
In 1897 Charles Rennie Mackintosh won the commission to design the Glasgow School of Art, whilst working for the architectural firm of Honeyman and Keppie. In 1899 the first phase opened (from Dalhousie Street to the entrance block), and construction of the second phase took place in 1907-9.
The School is recognised as one of Mackintosh's masterpieces. The exterior references a Scottish tower-house at the east gable, while a panel above the entrance is in Art Nouveau style. Inside the building, the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement are discernable, particularly in the details of timber and metalwork throughout the School.
Information from RCAHMS (SC) 26 June 2007
McKean, C, Walker, D and Walker, F 1989
Williamson, E, Riches, A and Higgs, M 1990