Glasgow style: Charles Rennie Mackintosh at 150
7 May 2017
The life and creative legacy of Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh is being celebrated with a , commemorating 150 years since his birth in Glasgow.
A founding father of the globally influential , Mackintosh’s striking designs for buildings such as , and his won him generations of admirers.
The genius of Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Lachlan Goudie explores the interior of Hill House in Helensburgh
In 2014, the architect made news across the world for the most unfortunate reason when the building with which he is most closely associated, Glasgow School of Art, was .
Thanks to a backed by the likes of Glaswegian Dr Who actor Peter Capaldi and architecture buff Brad Pitt, restoration work has begun to renovate and restore Mackintosh’s most recognisable building to its former glory.
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