A set of architectural
drawings of the Mackintosh Building, which are the most comprehensive drawings
of their type in existence, has been donated to Archives and Collections at
The Glasgow School of Art it was announced today, 1 September 2015. The drawings will be used in the restoration of the Mackintosh Building and be a resource for academics, students and the public.
drawings of the Mackintosh Building, which are the most comprehensive drawings
of their type in existence, has been donated to Archives and Collections at
The Glasgow School of Art it was announced today, 1 September 2015. The drawings will be used in the restoration of the Mackintosh Building and be a resource for academics, students and the public.
“these particularly detailed drawings are going to be
an invaluable source of information”
(Liz Davidson, Senior Project Manager Mackintosh Building Restoration)
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| Professor Tom Inns, director of The Glasgow School of Art examines one of the special set of drawings donated to the GSA. The drawing shows the west wing including the lecture theatre, library and the top floor studio seen in the background of the image. |
The
set of 22 “A1” size drawings, most at 1:100
scale, were made by George Cairns whilst he was undertaking
a Phd at The Mackintosh School of Architecture at the GSA in the early 1990s. They are of the School as it was completed in
1909, as accurately as could be determined from available records. Cairns,
who is now Adjunct
Professor at QUT Business School, Brisbane, is visiting Glasgow for the
inaugural Leverhulme International Network of Contemporary Studies symposium and he
presented the plans to the GSA this morning.
set of 22 “A1” size drawings, most at 1:100
scale, were made by George Cairns whilst he was undertaking
a Phd at The Mackintosh School of Architecture at the GSA in the early 1990s. They are of the School as it was completed in
1909, as accurately as could be determined from available records. Cairns,
who is now Adjunct
Professor at QUT Business School, Brisbane, is visiting Glasgow for the
inaugural Leverhulme International Network of Contemporary Studies symposium and he
presented the plans to the GSA this morning.
“I
am delighted to be able to return to Glasgow today after so many years and to be
able to donate this set of drawings which I made as part of my doctoral thesis
to the GSA,” says Professor Cairns. “I hope very much that they will prove of
interest and use to the teams working on the restoration of the Mack and to generations
of students who have the privilege to study Mackintosh’s masterpiece.”
am delighted to be able to return to Glasgow today after so many years and to be
able to donate this set of drawings which I made as part of my doctoral thesis
to the GSA,” says Professor Cairns. “I hope very much that they will prove of
interest and use to the teams working on the restoration of the Mack and to generations
of students who have the privilege to study Mackintosh’s masterpiece.”
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| Professor Tom Inns and Professor George Cairns examine one of the detailed architectural drawings which Professor Cairns has given to The Glasgow School of Art. |
The
plans will be added to the significant archive of material relating to
Mackintosh’s masterpiece that is held in the Archives and Collections at the
GSA.
plans will be added to the significant archive of material relating to
Mackintosh’s masterpiece that is held in the Archives and Collections at the
GSA.
“The GSA Archives and Collections has a wealth of material relating to
the Mackintosh Building, but we are always grateful for additions that help to
deepen our understanding of the building,” says Alison Stevenson,
Head of Learning at The Glasgow School of Art. “Professor Cairns’ drawings will enrich the architectural information
we hold on the building and be an excellent resource for research, teaching and
learning.”
the Mackintosh Building, but we are always grateful for additions that help to
deepen our understanding of the building,” says Alison Stevenson,
Head of Learning at The Glasgow School of Art. “Professor Cairns’ drawings will enrich the architectural information
we hold on the building and be an excellent resource for research, teaching and
learning.”
The
drawings will also used by the Mackintosh Building restoration team
drawings will also used by the Mackintosh Building restoration team
“We are keen to continue to access as much information
as possible about the building in planning our approach to the restoration,” says Liz Davidson, Senior Project Manager for
the Mackintosh Building Restoration project. “Professor Cairns’ has already
been generous in his time in liaising with the design team and
these particularly detailed drawings are going to be an invaluable source
of information.”
as possible about the building in planning our approach to the restoration,” says Liz Davidson, Senior Project Manager for
the Mackintosh Building Restoration project. “Professor Cairns’ has already
been generous in his time in liaising with the design team and
these particularly detailed drawings are going to be an invaluable source
of information.”
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| George Cairns: architectural drawing of the west wing of the Mackintosh Building |
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| George Cairns: architectural drawing of the east wing staircase of the Mackintosh Building |
The drawings were secured for The Glasgow School of Art Archives and Collections by Johnny Rodger, Professor of Urban Literature at the GSA and organiser of the inaugural Leverhulme International Network of Contemporary Studies symposium. They will now
be digitised and will accessible for research through the GSA’s online archives
in the coming months.
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Notes for Editors
- Hosted by The Glasgow School of Art, the first Leverhulme
International Network of Contemporary studies symposium has brought together
academic expertise from across the globe to examine three moments of the
contemporary on the GSA campus: the Mackintosh Art School itself as a
‘contemporary’ rather than ‘modern’ building; the Reid building as a
contemporary reworking of the original Mack; and the project for the
contemporary rebuilding of the Mackintosh library. - Professor Cairns participation in the symposium has been
supported by QUT
Business School, Brisbane - The Leverhulme International Network of Contemporary Studies
is a three year project led by academics from Delhi, Glasgow, Montreal , Paris
and St Andrews. The Glasgow symposium is the first in a range of events
planned over a three year period from September 2015 to May 2018.