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Mackintosh Library Restoration in Glasgow
Celebrated Scottish Architect, UK – design by Page Park Architects
3 Feb 2017
Mackintosh Library Restoration
Design: Page Park Architects
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Major step in Mackintosh Library restoration announced

David Page of Page Park with a scale model of a library bay.

A full-size prototype will now be made by specialist carpenters Laurence McIntosh.
A major step forward in the restoration of the Mackintosh Library was marked today, 3 February 2017, with the appointment of Laurence McIntosh to construct a full-size prototype of a library bay.
The company will work closely with the restoration design team to create the prototype which will be based on the design and specification provided by design team lead, PagePark architects. The specification has been developed following meticulous research into every aspect of the original design and construction of the library from sources including the GSA?s own Archives and Collections and the original drawings held in the Hunterian. The work will be undertaken in one of the Mackintosh Building studios this spring, and is expected to take around two months to complete.
?This a massive step forward for the project and a very exciting moment for the whole team,? says Sarah MacKinnon, Project Manager Mackintosh Building Restoration ?The prototype will help us to test the materials and techni...