Alternative Names Garnethill
Site type COLLEGE
Canmore ID 120095
Site Number NS56NE 210
NGR NS 58435 65970
Council GLASGOW, CITY OF
Parish GLASGOW (CITY OF GLASGOW)
Former Region STRATHCLYDE
Former District CITY OF GLASGOW
Former County LANARKSHIRE

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Treasured Places - HLF funded

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

An image of this site has been nominated as one of Scotland's favourite archive images. For more information about the project visit http://www.treasuredplaces.org.uk

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Architectural Notes

Architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1907-1909

Notes and Activities

1897	COMMISSION AND CONTRACT

Notes 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.

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1 January 1907 to 31 December 1909

CONSTRUCTION

Notes The first phase of construction.

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1 January 1907 to 31 December 1909

CONSTRUCTION

Notes Second phase of construction.

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1 January 1909 to 31 December 1910

PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD

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1960	PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD

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11 November 2003 to 19 November 2003

PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY

Project Listed Buildings Recording Programme 2003

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6 July 2004 to 8 July 2004

PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY

Project Listed Buildings Recording Programme 2004

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Books and References

Asensio, P (2002) Charles Rennie Mackintosh, London
Page(s): 22-31 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Billcliffe, R (1979) Charles Rennie Mackintosh: the complete furniture, furniture drawings and interior designs, Guildford
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Blench and Kinchin, B and J...[et al] (1995) Charles Rennie Mackintosh: his buildings in and around Glasgow, Glasgow
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC.P

Bliss, D P (1961) Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

Bliss, D P (1961) Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow
Held at RCAHMS D.12.41.ART.P

Bold, A (1996) [Glasgow, 167 Renfrew Street, School of Art, newscutting], The Herald 24 February 1996
Held at RCAHMS St Gl.N

Burman, P (ed.) (1998) Architecture 1900, Shaftesbury, Dorset
Page(s): 53-63, 347-55 Held at RCAHMS F.1

Campbell, I S (1989a) '[Review of] Buchanan, W., ed., Mackintosh's masterwork: The Glasgow School of Art', Prospect Autumn 1989 (No 38)
Page(s): 10-11

Cooper, J {ed.} (1980) Mackintosh architecture: the complete buildings and selected projects, London
Page(s): 20-9 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Crawford, A (1995) Charles Rennie Mackintosh, World of Art series London
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Farrell, T (1996) 'Lessons in art and architecture' [on Glasgow School of Art], Prospect Summer 1996 (No 60)
Page(s): 35

Garcias, J C (1989) Mackintosh, Paris
Page(s): 55-66 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Glasgow School of Art (1925) 'Presentation to Mr. Alexander McGibbon, A.R.I.B.A', RIAS Quarterly Summer 1925
Page(s): 58-9

Glasgow School of Art (1933) 'Glasgow School of Art from the south-west' [photograph], RIAS Quarterly Spring 1933
Page(s): 13

Glasgow School of Art (1954) 'Glasgow School of Art, west doorway', RIAS Quarterly Winter 1954
Page(s): 2

Glasgow School of Art (1958) 'Ironwork on the north facade of Glasgow School of Art 1897-99: Charles Rennie Mackintosh' [photograph], Architect Prospect Summer 1958
Page(s): 30

Glasgow School of Art (1968) Glasgow School of Art prospectus, 1968-1969: MacKintosh centenary 1968, [s.l.]
Held at RCAHMS D.12.41.ART

Glasgow School of Art (1982) 'Face to face with Mackintosh: new staff lounge for Glasgow School of Art', Prospect August 1982
Page(s): 20

Glasgow School of Art (1985) 'Glasgow School of Art Competition', Prospect Autumn 1985 (No 25)
Page(s): 20

Glasgow School of Art (1990) 'The Glasgow School of Art library', Prospect Summer 1990 (No 41)
Page(s): 3

Glasgow School of Art ([19--?]) Glasgow School of Art, [s.l.]
Held at RCAHMS D.12.41.ART.P

Glasgow School of Art ({19--?}) Glasgow School of Art treasures: catalogue of drawings in the possession of the School, Typescript
Held at RCAHMS B.4.2.GLA.P

Glasgow, 167 Renfrew Street, School of Art (1995) [Glasgow, 167 Renfrew Street, School of Art, newscutting], The Herald 7 January 1995
Held at RCAHMS St Gl.N

Gomme and Walker, A and D (1968) The architecture of Glasgow, London
Page(s): 208-18 Held at RCAHMS A.1.4.GOM

Grigor and Murphy, M and R (1993) The architect's architect: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, London
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Howarth, T (1952) Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the modern movement, London
Page(s): 69-92 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Jones, A (1990) Charles Rennie Mackintosh, London
Page(s): 88-122 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Kaplan, W (ed) (1996) Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Glasgow/ New York, London
Page(s): 64-87,153-73 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Mac Journal 2 (1995) Mac Journal 2: Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art, in Macaulay, J and H C Glasgow
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Macaulay, J (1993) Glasgow School of Art: Charles Rennie Mackintosh, From 'Architecture in detail' series London
Held at RCAHMS D.12.41.ART

McKean, J (2001) Charles Rennie Mackintosh pocket guide, Grantown-on-Spey
Page(s): 18-30 Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

McKean, Walker and Walker, C, D and F (1989) Central Glasgow: an illustrated architectural guide, Edinburgh
Held at RCAHMS Quick

Muir, D G (1954) 'The Glasgow School of Art', RIAS Quarterly August 1954 (No 97)
Page(s): 36-7

Nuttgens, P (ed.) (1988) Mackintosh and his contemporaries in Europe and America, London
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

Roberts, B (2003) Building services heritage: selected examples from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales of building services engineering in the 19th and 20th centuries, Wednesbury
Held at RCAHMS J.3.6.ROB

Simpson, C (1997) Professor is puzzled by Mackintosh chairs theft [Glasgow, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow School of Art, newscutting], The Scotsman 22 February 1997
Held at RCAHMS St Gl.N

Sinclair, F (1984) Scotstyle: 150 Years of Scottish architecture, Edinburgh
Page(s): 63 Held at RCAHMS F.4.4.SIN

Stamp and McKinstry, G and S (eds) (1994) 'Greek' Thomson, [Edinburgh]
Page(s): 215 Held at RCAHMS H.2.THO

Stamp, G (1999) Alexander Thomson: the unknown genius, Glasgow
Page(s): 112-13 Held at RCAHMS H.2.THO

Trowles, P (1993) The Glasgow School of Art: a brief history, [S.l.]
Held at RCAHMS D.12.41.ART.P

West, T W (1967) A history of architecture in Scotland, London
Page(s): 182 Held at RCAHMS F.2.1.WES

Williamson, Riches and Higgs, E, A and M (1990) Glasgow, The buildings of Scotland series London
Page(s): 265-268 Held at RCAHMS quick

Young, A M (1968) Charles Rennie Mackintosh 1868-1928: architecture, design and planning, {Edinburgh}
Held at RCAHMS H.2.MAC

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