Reg.Nr. HA 2001/UK/02

The Lighthouse, Glasgow

In 1999 the City of Glasgow hosted a year long Festival of Architecture and Design. As a permanent legacy of this festival the city decided to construct a "Centre of Architecture, Design and the City" to be known as the Lighthouse. The former Glasgow Herald property had lain ...
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Project details

Title:The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Entr. year: 2001
Result:Diploma
Country: United Kingdom
Town: Glasgow (Scotland)
Category type: industrial and engineering structures and sites
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Warehouse and water reservoir of the printing and publishing house
Actual use:Centre for cultural activities, venue (Scotland’s Centre for Design and Architecture)
Built: 19th century
Architect / Proj.leader: John Honeyman - John Keppie - Charles Rennie Macintosh, Architects , Page & Parks Architects (Glasgow - GB)
The Jury's citation: "For the careful restoration of the former Glasgow Herald Building, a significant example of the creative genius of C.R. Mackintosh, and its imaginative and beautifully detailed extension and adaptation into a Centre for Architecture, Design and the City"
GPS:55°51'35.7"N; 4°15'19.4"W
Web, Links:

www.thelighthouse.co.uk

Description:
In 1999 the City of Glasgow hosted a year long Festival of Architecture and Design. As a permanent legacy of this festival the city decided to construct a "Centre of Architecture, Design and the City" to be known as the Lighthouse. The former Glasgow Herald property had lain empty and in poor condition since 1980 and the opportunity was taken to bring new life to the building and the surrounding areas of the city by establishing the project on this location. An architectural competition was held in 1997 and a design proposed by the Glasgow practice "Page & Park Architects" was chosen. The project comprises a restoration of the original building and the additional of a new extension building to the rear to form a new public building containing exhibition spaces, conference spaces, education facilities, cafe/restaurant etc. The building has been open since July 1999 and visitor numbers have exceeded original estimates.