Glasgow School Of Art

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Eildon Housing’s plans to deliver more green homes in the Borders moved another step closer this week. The first of three Passivhaus homes at Springfield Place in St Boswells will complete in March and a further ten-home development at Westruther has secured planning permission.

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Fiona Stewart, the director of estates and facilities at the National Museums of Scotland, is to join The Glasgow School of Art as strategic director of estates. A chartered surveyor with 25 years of experience in estate management, Fiona Stewart has delivered major projects for both

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Eildon Housing is to undertake an “exciting” new building project which will deliver warmer, cheaper, affordable homes while also considering the future of house building and its impact on the environment. The Association is investing millions of pounds as part of its strategy to make su

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The investigation into the major fire that took hold of The Glasgow School of Art almost one year ago is moving into its final phases, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has revealed. A team of SFRS investigators has already examined two sectors within the building following the removal of

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The circumstances surrounding the two fires at the Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh Building should be the subject of a public inquiry with judicial powers, a Holyrood committee report has found. An inquiry into the incidents by MSPs on the culture, tourism, Europe and external affairs

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The O2 ABC in Glasgow which sustained substantial damage in the Glasgow School of Art fire last year is set to be demolished under new plans. The popular nightclub, music venue and former cinema on Sauchiehall Street was ravaged by a fire that tore through part of the Glasgow School of Art last June

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Leading architects, designers and builders are to partner with researchers at The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) to develop a specific Scottish approach to Passivhaus. The Mackintosh Environmental Architecture Research Unit (MEARU) at GSA, together with John Gilbert Architects, Stewart & Shields an

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Glasgow City Council has appointed Professor Brian Evans as its first City Urbanist to enhance the city’s approach to place-making and connectivity. A professor in urbanism and landscape at The Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh School of Architecture, and one of the UK's leading urbanists, th

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Workers take advantage of a gap in the weather to continue work on the west gable of the Mackintosh Building Work to complete the stabilisation of the west gable of the Mackintosh Building has been delayed due to the recent bad weather.

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A currently neglected building situated at the heart of Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street is set to be transformed into a prime SME and co-working space. A detailed planning application has been submitted to Glasgow City Council which will see McLellan Works become home to ambitious and creative SM

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Flammable insulation which has been linked to the spread of fires at Grenfell Tower and the Glasgow School of Art is installed in the roof of the V&A Dundee, according to reports. The flagship £80 million museum, which opened last month, is fitted with two different types of lining, which both

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A major new educational resource has been unveiled utilising 3D digital surveys of the three Forth Bridges. This pioneering use of cutting-edge technologies by leading Scottish heritage institutions aims to inspire a new generation of scientists and engineers.

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Russell Wardrop Following the news that the Glasgow School of Art is choosing to rebuild the fire-struck Mackintosh Building, architect Russell Wardrop thinks the project should instead be used as a great opportunity to rebuild Sauchiehall Street.

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