The Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is a monument of international significance in the history of architecture and design. Completed between 1897 – 1910, the building is considered the peak of its designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s practice: his masterwork. For the next century, its resilient structure, soaring studios and atmospheric spaces served to educate and inspire generations of architects, artists and designers, attracting visitors from around the globe, until the building fell victim to two fires in 2014 and 2018. In her book The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art (Yale University Press, 2024), Robyne Calvert presents the up-to-date story of the building, outlining its significance and making a case for its reconstruction. This talk will offer highlights of the book regarding first Mack restoration project, discussing what yet survives and possibilities for the Mack’s future.
Speaker Bio
Dr Robyne Calvert is a Cultural Historian and teaches across the University of Glasgow’s College of Arts & Humanities. A Mackintosh expert, her book The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art (Yale University Press) won the 2024 Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion for Architecture, sponsored by the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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Location
This SAHGB - IHR seminar will be a hybrid event, taking place online and in person at the Institute of Historical Research, N304 (3rd Floor, North Block of Senate House, Malet St, London WC1E 7HU).
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