Glasgow School of Art

La Glasgow School of Art (litt. « École d'art de Glasgow », abrégée en GSA) est une école d'art située dans le quartier de Garnethill (en) à Glasgow en Écosse (Royaume-Uni). Cette école est à l'origine un établissement technique de dessin (Glasgow Government School of Design) fondé en 1845 et transformé pour les nouvelles ambitions de sa direction. Le nouveau bâtiment situé dans Renfrew Street est l'œuvre de l'architecte Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Sa première tranche est achevée en 1899, la seconde en 1909. Le bâtiment a été en partie détruit par deux incendies, l'un en 2014, l'autre en juin 2018. Sa reconstruction à l'identique est annoncée sans calendrier précis.

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Glasgow School of Art

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; Scottish Gaelic: Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and design. These are all awarded by the University of Glasgow. The school is housed in a number of buildings around Renfrew Street in the centre of Glasgow, upon Garnethill, an area first developed by William Harley of Blythswood Hill in the early 1800s. The most famous of its buildings was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in phases between 1896 and 1909. The eponymous Mackintosh Building soon became one of the city's iconic landmarks, of international fame. It is a pioneer of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). The building was severely damaged by fire in May 2014 and destroyed by a second fire in June 2018, with only the burnt-out shell remaining. Plans are in place for its rebuilding in accordance with Charles Rennie Mackintosh's style and content.

O2 ABC Glasgow

The O2 ABC was a nightclub and music venue on Sauchiehall Street, in the centre of Glasgow. The building was constructed in 1875, renovated many times in its lifetime and also largely rebuilt in the 1920s. The building was used for numerous functions before being finally converted to its final purpose between 2002 and 2005, before finally closing in June 2018 after extensive fire damage. In 2009, the Academy Music Group took a majority stake in the venue, rebranding it the O2 ABC. The venue was formerly protected as a category C(S) listed building. In March 2009; the Academy Music Group became the major stockholder of the O2 ABC. On 15 June 2018, the building was severely damaged by a fire outbreak causing the main roof of the venue to collapse. The fire had started in the Mackintosh Building of the nearby Glasgow School of Art which had recently been undergoing construction work due to a fire that occurred on 23 May 2014. On 7 August 2024, Glasgow council served the building with a notice which stipulates that all unstable sections of the building must be demolished by 9 December 2024.

McLellan Galleries

The McLellan Galleries is a major building in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, complete with art galleries and a frontage of shops and offices in Sauchiehall Street. The inner buildings are home to the major art galleries, sculpture hall and function rooms while the frontage building is now used as office workspace for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Sauchiehall Street

Sauchiehall Street () is one of the main shopping streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland, along with Buchanan Street and Argyle Street. Although commonly associated with the city centre, Sauchiehall Street is over 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length. At its central west end is Charing Cross, followed by the Category-A listed crescents and terraces which lead up to Park Circus, finally meeting Argyle Street in the West End in front of Kelvingrove Park and the Kelvingrove Museum, where they merge to form Dumbarton Road, continuing through Partick.

St Aloysius' College, Glasgow

St Aloysius' College is a selective fee-paying, private, Jesuit day school in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1859 by the Jesuits, who previously staffed the college, and named after Saint Aloysius Gonzaga. St Aloysius' College is a co-educational school with a kindergarten, junior school, and senior school. The college is part of the international network of Jesuit schools begun in Messina, Sicily in 1548.