Glasgow School of Art Rennie Mackintosh building is on fire

[purenarcotic]

This is awful, such a beautiful building and those poor, poor students too.

 

[purenarcotic]

Reports from the scene say the library has gone.

It's a glorious room, just awful it's gone. If you've got to be stuck in a library to get your work done, that's the sort of library you want to be stuck in.

 

[equationgirl]

i hope the plans for the building weren't in the school of art archives, as they might very well have been.

I think the University of Glasgow has a lot of the plans and drawings. They have large holdings of CRM material, as do Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

 

[Pickman's model]

It's a glorious room, just awful it's gone. If you've got to be stuck in a library to get your work done, that's the sort of library you want to be stuck in.

the room can be rebuilt. the collection may prove harder to replace.

 

[bubblesmcgrath]

Oh no...
I love that building...and all Mackintosh's work ..... very saddened by this awful news.

 

[purenarcotic]

the room can be rebuilt. the collection may prove harder to replace.

True. It's mad how quick so much history can just disappear. I know that's a bit of an obvious statement but hopefully you get what I mean.

 

[Pickman's model]

True. It's mad how quick so much history can just disappear. I know that's a bit of an obvious statement but hopefully you get what I mean.

only too well

 

[ChrisD]

http://gsapress.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1

Media statement implies much has been saved...i do hope so..

 

[ddraig]

they just mentioned that on the bbc news

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Firefighters battling the blaze at Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh building say they have prevented the destruction of both the structure and the majority of its contents.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service crews are continuing work to fully extinguish the fire and save artworks.

The fire service said more than 90% of the structure was viable and they had protected up to 70% of the contents.

hero fire fighters again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27553056

 

[Pickman's model]

they just mentioned that on the bbc news

e2a

hero fire fighters again
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27553056

it's strange how rare heroes are in some other lines of work.

you never hear about hero bailiffs, for example.

 

[The Boy]

Was this to do with the Commonwealth opening ceremony?

Sad news though. Not a big Rennie Macintosh fan, but it was a lovely building.

 

[teuchter]

I saw a friend's comment about devastation at the art school on facebook earlier and assumed it was a snarky remark about the new building across the road.

Then I saw the pictures on the news just now.

Spent three years of my life as a student there. It's a very beautiful building and sets the scene for so much that happens at the art school. I really hope the damage isn't as bad as was being suggested earlier.

It's probably the most photographed, drawn and documented building in Scotland so a reconstruction wouldn't be difficult if need be. I really hope the library room hasn't been lost though.

 

[starfish]

Oh fuck, just saw this. Tragic. Such an iconic building. My dad studied there, an uncle was a lecturer & many friends went there too. A sad loss for Glasgow.

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

I really hope the library room hasn't been lost though.

I think the library is gone, sadly

 

[Bungle73]

Was this to do with the Commonwealth opening ceremony?

Huh?

 

[The Boy]

Huh?

Bad joke about the Red Road demolition.

 

[teuchter]

http://gsapress.blogspot.co.uk/2014?m=1

 

[quimcunx]

That's mostly good news. From the photos it looked like it was completely gutted. Terrible shame about the library but hopefully it will be lovingly and respectfully recreated soon.

 

[cesare]

http://gsapress.blogspot.co.uk/2014?m=1

I was just reading this out to button, and had to stop due to overwhelming grit in eye when I got to "human wall of fire fighters".

 

[weepiper]

It's amazing they've managed to save anything, from the pictures. Well done firefighters.

 

[Manter]

That is sounding much more positive than I was expecting

 

[quimcunx]

An amazing job from them.

 

[cesare]

That's mostly good news. From the photos it looked like it was completely gutted. Terrible shame about the library but hopefully it will be lovingly and respectfully recreated soon.

Yes I absolutely agree, much better news than I expected from the news coverage and photos.

I wish I could stop feeling as upset about this, but I suppose nothing lasts forever etc, and the archives are safe and so much good news really.

 

[kittyP]

3 years work wiped out just like that...

So so sad.

I'm glad they have managed to save what they have though.

 

[kittyP]

I was just reading this out to button, and had to stop due to overwhelming grit in eye when I got to "human wall of fire fighters".

I know. I'm surprised at the emotional response I'm having about it considering I've never been there.
Great job by the emergency services.

 

[Crispy]

Heartening

 

[cesare]

I know. I'm surprised at the emotional response I'm having about it considering I've never been there.
Great job by the emergency services.

It really brings home what this government have done (thinking here about the cuts to the fire service) by way of measuring the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

 

[weepiper]

It really brings home what this government have done (thinking here about the cuts to the fire service) by way of measuring the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

 

[teuchter]

How do we know it's an amazing job by the fire service? Maybe it was, maybe they should have been able to save the library. Who knows. What's the benchmark?

 

[equationgirl]

How do we know it's an amazing job by the fire service? Maybe it was, maybe they should have been able to save the library. Who knows. What's the benchmark?

The benchmark was the whole building not being destroyed. Given the location and that fire easily spreads if not contained, they could have concentrated on saving surrounding buildings not the art school building itself.

Bloody stupid question.