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Seona Reid’s vision and commitment
recognised in naming of new building
recognised in naming of new building
Phase
1 of the campus development at the GSA is to be named the Seona Reid Building it
was announced today, Wednesday 26 June 2013. The news was released as colleagues
and friends gathered to mark Professor Seona Reid’s 14 highly successful years
at the helm of The Glasgow School of Art.
1 of the campus development at the GSA is to be named the Seona Reid Building it
was announced today, Wednesday 26 June 2013. The news was released as colleagues
and friends gathered to mark Professor Seona Reid’s 14 highly successful years
at the helm of The Glasgow School of Art.
“Without Seona Reid’s vision and commitment
it would not have been possible to commission the astonishing building which is
currently taking shape in Garnethill,” says Philip Rodney, Chair of the Governors of the GSA. “It is a testament to her unfailing
dedication that the GSA will now have a new, state of the art building to
complement Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Art School.”
it would not have been possible to commission the astonishing building which is
currently taking shape in Garnethill,” says Philip Rodney, Chair of the Governors of the GSA. “It is a testament to her unfailing
dedication that the GSA will now have a new, state of the art building to
complement Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Art School.”
“We are delighted to announce that the Phase
1 development of the campus will be named the Seona Reid Building.”
1 development of the campus will be named the Seona Reid Building.”
The
striking building has been designed by one of the world’s leading architects, Steven
Holl. Speaking from New York Mr Holl commented: “We are
very enthusiastic about honouring our great client Professor Seona Reid. We hope the educational spaces we
realized together will inspire many future students.”
striking building has been designed by one of the world’s leading architects, Steven
Holl. Speaking from New York Mr Holl commented: “We are
very enthusiastic about honouring our great client Professor Seona Reid. We hope the educational spaces we
realized together will inspire many future students.”
Professor
Reid said: “I cannot think of any more
special way of marking my time at GSA than having such an important and
beautifully designed building called the Seona Reid Building. I feel incredibly
honoured”
Reid said: “I cannot think of any more
special way of marking my time at GSA than having such an important and
beautifully designed building called the Seona Reid Building. I feel incredibly
honoured”
The
£50m Seona Reid Building is currently nearing completion. A purpose-built
academic building, it houses design school studios and offices, technical
workshops and digital media labs, lecture facilities, communal staff and
student areas, exhibition spaces, and a new Mackintosh interpretation centre.
The site also includes a refurbishment of the GSA Student’s Union,
affectionately known as “the Vic”.
£50m Seona Reid Building is currently nearing completion. A purpose-built
academic building, it houses design school studios and offices, technical
workshops and digital media labs, lecture facilities, communal staff and
student areas, exhibition spaces, and a new Mackintosh interpretation centre.
The site also includes a refurbishment of the GSA Student’s Union,
affectionately known as “the Vic”.
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For further information contact:
Lesley Booth +44
(0)779 941 4474 press@gsa.ac.uk
Note
for Editors
for Editors
The Seona Reid Building is the first element of the GSA’s wider estates
strategy, which will see its currently scattered, inefficient and predominantly
unfit-for-purpose campus consolidated along Renfrew Street and which – when
complete – will provide the facilities and quality of campus environment needed
for creative education and research in the visual disciplines in the 21st
century. The Phase 1 building is set to open in the 2013/2014 academic year.
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) committed funding up to £50 million towards
the Phase 1 building.
strategy, which will see its currently scattered, inefficient and predominantly
unfit-for-purpose campus consolidated along Renfrew Street and which – when
complete – will provide the facilities and quality of campus environment needed
for creative education and research in the visual disciplines in the 21st
century. The Phase 1 building is set to open in the 2013/2014 academic year.
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) committed funding up to £50 million towards
the Phase 1 building.