New architects to restore Mackintosh Building at Glasgow School of Art

Century-old library at Glasgow School of Art designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh was gutted in May last year Blaze began after flammable spray foam for a student artwork was sucked into projector fan and caught alight Glasgow-basedPagePark Architects have been chosen from a shortlist of five firms who bid for the role Building work is expected to begin in spring 2016 and it is hoped students will have access from 2017/18

By Khaleda Rahman for MailOnline

Published: 13:36 EST, 31 March 2015 | Updated: 18:35 EST, 31 March 2015

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Almost a year after a blaze gutted the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh Building, the architects who will lead the painstaking restoration of the library have been announced.

PagePark Architects have been chosen from a shortlist of five firms who bid for the role earlier this month - and the design team will now begin working on a detailed plan for the restoration of the library.

And these stark pictures show the mammoth task they face to restore the much-loved building, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, to its former glory.

The Glasgow-based architects were chosen thanks to their extensive track record in both restoring and reinvigorating major historic buildings - as well their work on buildings designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh.

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