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The Circuit of Connection, one of the keynote features of the award-winning Reid Building at the GSA
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The Reid Building at The Glasgow School of Art has
received a further accolade it was revealed today, 5 May 2015. The Steven Holl
Architects-JM Architects designed building has been recognised in the RICS Scotland
Awards, being named as winner in the Best Design through Innovation
category.
received a further accolade it was revealed today, 5 May 2015. The Steven Holl
Architects-JM Architects designed building has been recognised in the RICS Scotland
Awards, being named as winner in the Best Design through Innovation
category.
This is the latest accolade for the building which
was officially opened last spring by GSA alumnus Robbie Coltrane. The Reid
Building was named as the Best Building of 2014 by the leading Architecture
publication, AJ, last May, and went on to win the Education and Healthcare Lighting Project of the Year
2014 in the Lux Awards, GIA Best Education Design awards and GIA Supreme
Award later in the year. Last month the Reid Building was shortlisted for the
prestigious RIAS and RIBA Scotland Awards.
was officially opened last spring by GSA alumnus Robbie Coltrane. The Reid
Building was named as the Best Building of 2014 by the leading Architecture
publication, AJ, last May, and went on to win the Education and Healthcare Lighting Project of the Year
2014 in the Lux Awards, GIA Best Education Design awards and GIA Supreme
Award later in the year. Last month the Reid Building was shortlisted for the
prestigious RIAS and RIBA Scotland Awards.
The Reid Building is a new, purpose-built academic
building created for the School of Design at the GSA. It also includes
workshops, lecture facilities, communal student areas and exhibition spaces as
well a new visitor centre, The Window on Mackintosh. Since February 2015 it has
also housed the Mackintosh Furniture Gallery which was historically located in
the Mackintosh Building.
building created for the School of Design at the GSA. It also includes
workshops, lecture facilities, communal student areas and exhibition spaces as
well a new visitor centre, The Window on Mackintosh. Since February 2015 it has
also housed the Mackintosh Furniture Gallery which was historically located in
the Mackintosh Building.
Following the win in the RICS Scotland Awards the
Reid Building will now go forward to 2015 RICS Awards Grand Final in
October at the London Dorchester Hotel. The RIAS Awards / RIBA Scotland
Awards will be announced in June with the winners being put forward for the
RIAS-Doolan Award.
Reid Building will now go forward to 2015 RICS Awards Grand Final in
October at the London Dorchester Hotel. The RIAS Awards / RIBA Scotland
Awards will be announced in June with the winners being put forward for the
RIAS-Doolan Award.
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