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Our theme for our 2024 symposium is ‘Heritage Under Threat’Day 1 includes the current restoration work at Scotland Street School and The Hill House, the uncertain future of the Lighthouse and Martyrs’ School, plus the ongoing work to rebuild the Mackintosh Building at the Glasgow School of Art. We will also cover major issues and challenges facing the wider heritage of Glasgow.
Tickets for the symposium are available from Eventbrite and cost £45 per day or £70 for both days (includes lunch & refreshments). Virtual tickets for the Symposium cost £15 per day.
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FULL PROGRAM FOR DAY 1
Restoring, managing and repurposing Queen’s Cross Church
Stuart Robertson
Director, CRM Society
A historic overview of restoring, managing and reinventing a repurposed church of significant architectural merit.
By the 1970s as the population declined Queen’s Cross could not continue as a viable church and in 1976 the congregation merged with that of nearby Ruchill Church. The following year the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society stepped in to save the building and negotiated a 21-year lease from the Church of Scotland. In 1999 the Society was able to purchase Queen’s Cross as a result of a generous donation from Dr Thomas Howarth.
A greater understanding of Mackintosh’s built heritage
Joseph Sharples
Curator of Mackintosh Collections
& Applied Art: The Hunterian
The University of Glasgow’s Mackintosh Architecture project was completed in July 2014 with the launch of the website www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk.
The research project, which ran from 2010 to 2014, was led by The Hunterian at the University of Glasgow and was funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. It aimed to provide the first authoritative survey of the architectural work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
Mackintosh Buildings Survey – Update
Brian Park
Retired Conservation Architect
John Sanders: Partner - Simpson & Brown Architects
In 2016 the Society completed a major survey of the surviving Mackintosh built heritage. This was a landmark achievement and the first comprehensive condition survey of the Mackintosh built heritage and an important milestone in our understanding and preservation of Mackintosh’s legacy.
The central aim of the Survey was to determine the current condition of a range of prioritised Mackintosh buildings and related works, including interiors and gravestones, within public and private ownership. The survey work was undertaken by Simpson & Brown Architects and Page\Park Architects and was led by the Society’s director Stuart Robertson and board member Pamela Robertson, former Professor of Mackintosh Studies at the University of Glasgow.
Renovation of Scotland Street School
Mandy Fallens
Senior Architect: Glasgow City Council
Returning the 1906 school to partial educational use – meeting contemporary educational needs in an A-listed building.
The Hill House: Not judging a book by just its cover
Liz Davidson
Project Director: The Hill House
At the Hill House – Mackintosh and Macdonald fused architecture and artistry to create a happy family home for the Blackie family. With little alteration that home now welcomes thousands of visitors each year. But the technical and fabric problems of the construction emerged relatively shortly after its completion in 1904. In 2019 the Box was erected to cover and allow time for its considered repair. This presentation will assess this strategy and the timeline for a major conservation project to start – and complete - in time for the anniversary year in 2028.
Rebuilding the Glasgow School of Art
Eleanor Magennis
Director of Estates & Infrastructure: GSA
An insight into the extensive work that has taken place at the Mackintosh Building in preparation for a faithful reconstruction of this masterpiece.
Rescuing Mackintosh at the Willow
Stewart Brown
Retired Architect
Key steps in rescuing a building under threat and redeveloping it through restoration to become a commercial (and social and educational) enterprise.
Glasgow Museums Collections & Rescued Civic Heritage
Alison Brown
Curator, European Decorative Art and Design from 1800 to present
Glasgow Museums and Collections
Over the last thirty years Glasgow Museums have had opportunities to restore the Ingram Street Tearooms interiors for exhibition or for collaborative loan, but the civic collections also home lesser-known heritage items removed from buildings now lost to us or before conversion to other use: stained glass, interior panelling, furniture and fittings, etc. When there are no such things as elastic walls, what are the most important considerations and roles in the 21st Century for museum collections regarding built heritage?
Glasgow’s at risk heritage - the broader scene
Niall Murphy
Director, Glasgow City Heritage Trust
The talk will focus on important Glasgow buildings (not by Charles Rennie Mackintosh) under threat including potential reuse and redevelopment. This will include updates on the work Glasgow City Heritage Trust funds to provide sustainable pathways off Scotland’s Buildings at Risk Register for various Glasgow Buildings along with projects the Trust has helped fund repairs to, and our concerns for the ageing heritage building stock within the Glasgow Central Conservation Area.
Thomson’s lost Buildings and those at Risk
Scott Abercrombie & Fiona Sinclair
The Alexander Thomson Society
Founded in 1991. The Alexander Thomson Society works to promote and safeguard the works of the Scottish architect Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.
Please note that the symposium programme is subject to change.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Mackintosh Queen's Cross, The Mackintosh Church, Queen's Cross, 870 Garscube Road,Glasgow, United Kingdom
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