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SIZE: 121,094 sq ft. STATUS: complete. The Reid Building is in complementary contrast to Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1909 Glasgow School of Art – forging a symbiotic relation in which each structure heightens the integral qualities of the other.
Oct 15, 2022 · Completed in 2014 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Images by Sprit of Space, Iwan Baan . The Reid Building is in complementary contrast to Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1909 Glasgow School of Art ...
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Type: Residence. Location: Washington, DC. 23. Seona Reid Building, Scotland. Exterior enhances the street- Seona Reid Building. Year: 2014. Type: Educational. Location: The Glasgow School of Art, 167 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City G3 6RQ. 24. Franklin & Marshall College Winter Visual Arts Center, USA.
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The Glasgow School of Art is an art school founded in Glasgow, Scotland, in January 1845. It is one of the first schools promoted by the government and focused on creativity and design to support the industry. Your main building was realized by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh between 1897 and 1909. The new building, located in front, is a proje...
The School of Art is located at number 167 Renfrew Street in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. The nearest metro station is Cowcadden SPT. In its environs is the Glasgow Film Theatre and Garnethill synagogue.
Reid draws on the building of Mackintosh and its treatment of natural light, looking north workspaces for school and leaving the south to the living areas and offices. It also relates to the old building at the structural level. The draft Mackintosh the facade is the heaviest part of the whole, and the light structure is placed inside, on floors an...
The building Reid establishes a contrast to the historic building of Mackintosh. Faced with the stone facade of the old building, the new has a translucent facade. The building becomes a light volume reflecting the activity of the school. The proposal of Holl takes design inspiration Mackintoshand their search for natural light to condition the int...
Building Steven Hollhas the structure of reinforced concrete and glass facade, transparent or translucent as needed. The interiors are characterized by their white and minimalism of its design.
- Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
American architect Steven Holl has completed his new building for the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland, where its geometric matte-glass exterior stands in contrast to the decorative...
1. Lewis Arts Complex | Steven Holl. Giving a new gateway into Princeton University, this campus connects the arts, dance, and theatre with a centered forum. The embedded spaces within, separate envelopes making every building ‘a thing inside a thing’ encapsulates the beauty of this structure.
With its thin, translucent appearance, Steven Holl’s building at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland stands in contrast with the decorative sandstone façade of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1909 masterpiece building, which is located across the street.
