The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art

Online talk by Dr Robyne Calvert on her new publication 'The Mack: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow School of Art'.

The Mackintosh building at the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is a monument of international significance in the history of architecture and design. The building is considered the peak of its designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s practice: his masterwork. For the next century, its resilient structure, soaring studios and atmospheric spaces served to educate and inspire generations of architects, artists and designers, attracting visitors from around the globe, until the building fell victim to two fires in 2014 and 2018. This book presents the up-to-date story of the Mack, outlining its significance and making a case for its reconstruction.

Dr Robyne Calvert is a cultural historian specialising in the art, architecture, design and fashion of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She was the Mackintosh Research Fellow at the Glasgow School of Art from 2015 to 2021.