It is a building integral to our nation’s selfbelief and embedded on international stage
— Stuart Robertson, director, Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society
Charles Rennie Mackintosh was unique, a creative genius on a world scale of importance. He is frequently cited in the same category as international architects of the calibre of Antoni Gaudi, Louis Sullivan, Victor Horta and Frank Lloyd Wright.
Over the last four years we have learned so much more about Mackintosh and the Mack. The invaluable research by the restoration team gives us a great foundation to recreate every minute detail of this beautiful building.
Mackintosh’s buildings are functional and restrained, but they are also beautiful, and that’s what makes them so remarkable.
We have an architect and a
building that is integral to the nation’s self-belief and firmly embedded on the international stage. Rebuilding this masterpiece is a must and will showcase Scotland and Mackintosh’s influential role in the development of contemporary design culture.
Over the last 30 years, Britain has witnessed the destruction and reconstruction of some of its most important historic landmarks: Hampton Court (1986), Uppark (1989), and Windsor Castle (1992) – all of which were restored to their former selves.
Rebuilding the Mackintosh Building must not be relegated to a mere museum, but remain a functioning art school, as Mackintosh created.