- Reid
Building is unanimous choice of judges - Public
able to see the stunning interior as the building opens for Degree Show next
month
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| A spectacular firework display marks the opening of the Reid Building |
The Reid Building,
part of a £50m development of The Glasgow School of Art’s Garnethill campus,
has won the AJ100 Building of the Year Award 2014. Sponsored by Philips, the annual award is given in
recognition of the finest building completed by any of the UK’s top 100
practices during the past year. The news was announced at a ceremony in
London last night (22 May 2014). The Reid Building was the unanimous choice of
the judges. It beat off competition from eight other shortlisted designs by
leading architectural practices including Foster + Partners (AJ100 Practice of the Year
winner) and Hopkins Architects.
part of a £50m development of The Glasgow School of Art’s Garnethill campus,
has won the AJ100 Building of the Year Award 2014. Sponsored by Philips, the annual award is given in
recognition of the finest building completed by any of the UK’s top 100
practices during the past year. The news was announced at a ceremony in
London last night (22 May 2014). The Reid Building was the unanimous choice of
the judges. It beat off competition from eight other shortlisted designs by
leading architectural practices including Foster + Partners (AJ100 Practice of the Year
winner) and Hopkins Architects.
“This is terrific news,” says Professor Tom Inns, Director of The
Glasgow School of Art. “It is a great accolade both for the architects and the
GSA that the building has been recognised by the AJ in their prestigious awards.”
Glasgow School of Art. “It is a great accolade both for the architects and the
GSA that the building has been recognised by the AJ in their prestigious awards.”
“We hope that people will come
along and see for themselves what amazing spaces and facilities the Reid
Building offers to our students as we open it up for the GSA’s annual Degree
Show next month.”
along and see for themselves what amazing spaces and facilities the Reid
Building offers to our students as we open it up for the GSA’s annual Degree
Show next month.”
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| Students, staff and friends celebrate the opening of the Reid Building |
“The rhetoric of education
buildings has been recast,”
says architect and member of the judging panel Deborah Saunt. “The Reid Building offers fresh insights
into what is possible.”
buildings has been recast,”
says architect and member of the judging panel Deborah Saunt. “The Reid Building offers fresh insights
into what is possible.”
“JM Architects’ role in
making this bold, complex building should be recognized,” says Rory Olcayto, acting editor of the AJ. The role of executive and associate
architects in the creation of good and great buildings needs to be more fairly
acknowledged. The AJ and its jury for this award category is proud to take this
lead.”
making this bold, complex building should be recognized,” says Rory Olcayto, acting editor of the AJ. The role of executive and associate
architects in the creation of good and great buildings needs to be more fairly
acknowledged. The AJ and its jury for this award category is proud to take this
lead.”
GSA Degree Show runs in
Renfrew Street from 14 – 21 June. Work
by students graduating from the Mackintosh School of Architecture will show projects
in the Bourdon Building, Design School disciplines will showcase work in the
Reid building and School of Fine Art students will exhibit in The Mackintosh
Building. Further information. www.gsa.ac.uk
Renfrew Street from 14 – 21 June. Work
by students graduating from the Mackintosh School of Architecture will show projects
in the Bourdon Building, Design School disciplines will showcase work in the
Reid building and School of Fine Art students will exhibit in The Mackintosh
Building. Further information. www.gsa.ac.uk
Images of the Reid
Building from construction to completion and occupation at https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowschoolart
Building from construction to completion and occupation at https://www.flickr.com/photos/glasgowschoolart
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Notes for
Editors
Editors
The AJ100 Building of the
Year Short List
Year Short List
·
Brent
Civic Centre by Hopkins Architects
·
Queen Alia
International Airport by Foster + Partners
·
New home
of Rambert Dance Company by Allies and Morrison
·
Chobham
Academy by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
·
Parkside
Place by Glenn Howells Architects
·
The Glasgow
School of Art Reid Building by JM Architects
·
Manchester
School of Art by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
·
The Wilson
Art Gallery by Berman Guedes Stretton
· Al Bahr
Tower by Aedas
The Reid Building
Following an Estates
Review which established, with the exception of the Mackintosh Building, that
the Glasgow School of Art’s Garnethill estate (nine separate buildings) was no
longer fit for purpose, a plan was developed to create a more focused campus
and provide the GSA with world class spaces. The aim of Phase 1 of the plan was
to create a new, purpose-built academic building for the School of Design,
which would also include workshops, lecture facilities, communal student areas
and exhibition spaces for the School as a whole, together with a new visitor
centre, The Window on Mackintosh. Steven Holl Architects of New York, in
association with Glasgow-based JM Architects and Arup Engineering, won an
international competition to design and deliver the new building in September
2009. It was named the Reid Building in honour of Dame Seona Reid, the GSA’s
first female Director, who stood down after 13 years in the post in the summer
of 2013. The budget for the entire Phase 1 project was £50m and has been made
possible by a grant from the Scottish Funding Council.
Review which established, with the exception of the Mackintosh Building, that
the Glasgow School of Art’s Garnethill estate (nine separate buildings) was no
longer fit for purpose, a plan was developed to create a more focused campus
and provide the GSA with world class spaces. The aim of Phase 1 of the plan was
to create a new, purpose-built academic building for the School of Design,
which would also include workshops, lecture facilities, communal student areas
and exhibition spaces for the School as a whole, together with a new visitor
centre, The Window on Mackintosh. Steven Holl Architects of New York, in
association with Glasgow-based JM Architects and Arup Engineering, won an
international competition to design and deliver the new building in September
2009. It was named the Reid Building in honour of Dame Seona Reid, the GSA’s
first female Director, who stood down after 13 years in the post in the summer
of 2013. The budget for the entire Phase 1 project was £50m and has been made
possible by a grant from the Scottish Funding Council.