1,000 signatures reached
To: The Scottish & UK Governments and the GSA board
Fully and Faithfully Restore ‘The Mack’
Fully and faithfully restore Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building.
Why is this important?
We, the undersigned, support the following:
- full and faithful restoration and reinstatement of the Glasgow School of Art building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh;
- No erosion of Mackintosh’s the original design intent.
We urge that:
- Building Standards are not used as an excuse for a pastiche or compromised collection of ‘Mackintosh best bits’;
- original materials must be used to preserve authenticity;
- discrete, state-of-the-art fire suppression must be incorporated throughout at all stages.
To achieve this, the following measures will be required:
- permanent ownership of the building and its site must be transferred to an independent organisation, specifically designed to deliver the reinstatement and secure the buildings long term future;
- the building should be made available on a lease-back arrangement to GSA to ensure that it continues as a working art school;
- the support, either directly through financing the works or ensuring the availability of finance, of the Scottish and/or UK governments as required will be key to delivering this internationally important project.
There has been inaction for far too long. We urge the Scottish Government and/or the UK government to take immediate action towards an early start on this project upon which the future credibility on Glasgow and Scotland will depend.
The future international credibility of Glasgow and Scotland in the fields of architecture, education and culture will depend on the delivery of an accurate, faithful and honest restoration of Mackintosh’s masterpiece. We owe it to the world to get it right.
How it will be delivered
We hope to attract minimum of 100,000 signatures at which stage the petition will be printed off and hand delivered to the Scottish / UK Governments and the GSA board.
