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19th September, 6:42 pm
William James Dundas, Fife
This is a magical building. It is simple and functional in plan. The main facade is a sea of glass and the west facade is like three huge frozen waterfalls of glass. The south facade is said to resemble Fyvie and other scottish castles. The flying butress is distincly pre-deco The east facade is split. On the left there are windows.
The right side is almost blank and is decorated with a tiny pagoda detail at the top.
Internally there are great delights: the darkness of the wood and the jewel-like effect of the coloured leaded glass details and the the brass number plates on the studio doors.
The biggest effect is of contrasting volumes of space. This can be further enhanced on a sunny day by the effects of light, shade and shadow.
The eclectic collections of Mackintosh furniture and artwork make it a significant destination for all Mackintosh enthusiasts.
19th September, 1:43 pm
Marion Fergusson, Glasgow
I first went to Glasgow School of Art when 10 years old on a school trip, and later as secondary school student [although i studied at Edinburgh School of Art as a Town Planner]. Of the many buildings i have studied or been working on, this complex has has a never ending ability to create excitement, dynamism, and pure wonder at the talent of Mackintosh in not only marrying older traditions within what would be a very modernist building, but in designing a living testament, or even working monument, to the purest form of functionality, and its continuing use as a working Art School is surely the greatest form of praise!
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Region: City of Glasgow
This photograph of the weather vane was taken by Eric De Mare c.1960
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Norma Aldred, RCAHMS staff
I was very lucky to have the chance to study at Glasgow School of Art. When I arrived I did not know what great architecture was, but by the end of my four years I knew! Its influence on me was literally life changing. I had gone there to study sculpture but came away wanting to construct much larger objects- buildings. It took me another ten years but I eventually qualified as an architect and my memories of this marvellous building will always remain clear. I remember running up the stone steps under the specially designed clock over the entrance into the reception hall. It was a dark space with glittering mosaic portraits of past artists greeting me as I climbed the stairs wrapped around the porter's office into the large flood-lit space of the museum where we hung our temporary exhibitions beneath its elegantly crafted wooden roof structure. I remember the smaller details of the building from the delicately coloured stained glass panels in the doors to the elegant and practical easels in the studios. I remember the specially designed window seats where I used to sit with my friends and discuss our days and nights. I have to stop there as my memories are endless! I don't know any other building with so much to offer.