Basic Site Details

Name: Glasgow School of Art
City or county: Glasgow
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Cost of phases 1 & 2: £21,492.
Cost of new Assembly Hall block: £28,000. C Listed

Building Type Classification

The building is classified under the following categories:
 ClassificationOriginal classification?Notes
Item 1 of 1College  

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 211, 15, Dalhousie StreetYes 
Item 2 of 2167, Renfrew StreetYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 1018961898  
Item 2 of 101896  Competition held
Item 3 of 101906  Board room interior
Item 4 of 101907  Western section
Item 5 of 101911  Further work
Item 6 of 101915  Work on windows
Item 7 of 1019271933 Repairs and alterations
Item 8 of 1019291930 New Assembly Hall block
Item 9 of 1019311932 Work on old Dental Buildings
Item 10 of 105 February 1960 Proposedblock extension in Renfrew Street per Builder p296

People

Design and Construction

The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 41Alexander McGibbonArchitect 1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 2 of 41Alexander Nisbet PatersonArchitect 1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 3 of 41Henry Edward CliffordArchitect 1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 4 of 41Thomas Lennox WatsonArchitect 1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 5 of 41William James AndersonArchitect 1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 6 of 41Charles Rennie MackintoshArchitectA18961899Won in competition and first phase completed
Item 7 of 41Honeyman & KeppieArchitectural practiceA18961899Won in competition and first phase completed
Item 8 of 41James Salmon & SonArchitectural practiceI1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 9 of 41John Gaff GillespieArchitectI1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 10 of 41William Forrest SalmonArchitectI1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 11 of 41(Sir) John James BurnetArchitectJ1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 12 of 41Burnet Son & CampbellArchitectural practiceJ1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 13 of 41John Archibald CampbellArchitectJ1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 14 of 41John Burnet (senior)ArchitectJ1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 15 of 41David BarclayArchitectK1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 16 of 41H & D BarclayArchitectural practiceK1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 17 of 41Fred RowntreeArchitectL1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 18 of 41Malcolm StarkArchitectL1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 19 of 41Stark & RowntreeArchitectural practiceL1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 20 of 41Conner & MitchellArchitectural practiceM1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 21 of 41Henry MitchellArchitectM1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 22 of 41William Tait ConnerArchitectM1896 Unsuccessful competition design
Item 23 of 41Charles Rennie MackintoshArchitectB1906 Interior of Board Room
Item 24 of 41Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshArchitectural practiceB1906 Interior of Board Room
Item 25 of 41Charles Rennie MackintoshArchitectC1907 Second phase - western section
Item 26 of 41Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshArchitectural practiceC19071909Second phase - western section
Item 27 of 41Charles Rennie MackintoshArchitectD1911 Further work
Item 28 of 41Honeyman, Keppie & MackintoshArchitectural practiceD1911 Further work
Item 29 of 41John KeppieArchitectD1911 Further work
Item 30 of 41Honeyman & KeppieArchitectural practiceE1915 Work on windows
Item 31 of 41John KeppieArchitectE1915 Work on windows
Item 32 of 41Andrew Graham HendersonArchitectF19271933Repairs and alterations
Item 33 of 41John KeppieArchitectF19271933Repairs and alterations
Item 34 of 41Keppie & HendersonArchitectural practiceF19271933Repairs and alterations
Item 35 of 41Alexander SmellieArchitectG19291930New Assembly Hall block
Item 36 of 41Andrew Graham HendersonArchitectG19291930New Assembly Hall block
Item 37 of 41Alexander SmellieArchitectH19311932Work on Old Dental Buildings
Item 38 of 41Andrew Graham HendersonArchitectH19311932Work on Old Dental Buildings
Item 39 of 41John KeppieArchitectH19311932Work on Old Dental Buildings
Item 40 of 41Keppie & HendersonArchitectural practiceH19311932Work on Old Dental Buildings
Item 41 of 41Keppie Henderson & J L GleaveArchitectural practice 5 February 1960 per Builder p296

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Governors of the Glasgow School of Art 

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Billcliffe, Roger1979Charles Rennie Mackintosh: The Complete Furniture, Furniture Drawings & Interior Designs Guildford & London: Lutterworth Presspp66-8, 159-60, 185 and 204-11
Item 2 of 8Buchanan, William (ed)1989Mackintosh's Masterwork: The Glasgow School of Art Glasgow: Richard Drew Publishing 
Item 3 of 8Crawford, Alan1995Charles Rennie Mackintosh London: Thames and Hudson 
Item 4 of 8Ferguson, H C S Glasgow School of Art: the history   
Item 5 of 8Howarth, Thomas1977Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Modern MovementSecond EditionLondon: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltdpp69-92
Item 6 of 8Macaulay, James1993Charles Rennie Mackintosh: Glasgow School of Art London 
Item 7 of 8Robertson, Pamela and Johnston, J Stewart1996Charles Rennie Mackintoshexhibition catalogueGlasgow: Glasgow Museumspp153-73
Item 8 of 8Stark, David2004Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Co., 1854 to 2004 Glasgow: Stenlake Publishing Ltdpp205-11 and 217

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 4Architects Journal6 May 1964   
Item 2 of 4Builder5 February 1960  p296
Item 3 of 4Builder8 May 1964   
Item 4 of 4RIBA JournalJanuary 1964 London: Royal Institute of British ArchitectsObituary of Henderson

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 5Historic ScotlandListed Buildings Register33105 
Item 2 of 5Hunterian MuseumMackintosh Collection Job Book. Also for 1911 work
Item 3 of 5Keppie Design (David Stark)Database of jobs by Honeyman and Keppie No 278 ,329 , 431, 435, 463 and 471
Item 4 of 5RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert MuseumRIBA Nomination Papers Andrew Graham Henderson: F no 2852 (box 12); Alexander Smellie: L no3476 (box 11)
Item 5 of 5Strathclyde Regional ArchivesGlasgow Dean of Guild 1/7267, 2/1964