Archinect - News 2024-12-22T07:20:48-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150072638/glasgow-school-of-art-director-we-re-going-to-rebuild-the-mackintosh-building Glasgow School of Art Director: "We're going to rebuild the Mackintosh building" Alexander Walter 2018-07-10T14:00:00-04:00 >2018-07-10T14:00:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/46/4651464f0de4b149be2a1636a2ea707f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Glasgow School of Art&rsquo;s Mackintosh building, which was gutted by fire last month, will be rebuilt, the school&rsquo;s director has told the Guardian. The commitment by Tom Inns ends weeks of speculation about the fate of the 110-year-old building, after many experts raised fears that the scale of the blaze would make it impossible to rescue and rebuild it.</p></em><br /><br /><p>"We&rsquo;re going to rebuild the Mackintosh building," <a href="https://archinect.com/schools/cover/16607/the-glasgow-school-of-art" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">GSoA</a> director Tom Inns told <em>The Guardian</em> in his first interview since the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150069446/glasgow-school-of-art-engulfed-by-fire-again" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">June 16 fire</a>. "There&rsquo;s been a huge amount of speculation about what should happen with the site and quite rightly so, but from our point of view and that of the city of&nbsp;Glasgow, it is critically important that the building comes back as the Mackintosh building."</p> <p>Previously:</p> <ul><li><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150071229/due-to-damage-caused-by-fire-parts-of-the-beloved-mackintosh-building-will-be-dismantled" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Due to damage caused by fire, parts of the beloved Mackintosh Building will be dismantled</a></li><li><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150069624/after-friday-s-fire-glasgow-school-of-art-mackintosh-building-might-be-saved-from-demolition" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">After Friday's fire, Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building might be saved from demolition</a></li><li><a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150069446/glasgow-school-of-art-engulfed-by-fire-again" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Glasgow School of Art engulfed by fire, again!</a></li></ul>