Records of the Mackintosh School of Architecture
- Reference:GB 1694 GSAA/MSA
- Dates of Creation:c. 1957-2002
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1 box of uncatalouged RM
Scope and Content
Includes MSA newsletters, RIBA Visiting Board administrative papers and correspondence, and various committee papers.
Committee papers held within this department - MSA Board of Studies, MSA Course Evaluation Committee, MSA Course Committee, MSA Course Examination Board, Joint Board for Architectural Studies & PDE, RIBA Visiting Board, MSA Student/Staff Consultive Committee.
Administrative / Biographical History
In 1903 the joint Glasgow School of Architecture was established within the Glasgow School of Art in conjunction with the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. For the new diploma design classes were to be taught at the School of Art and the construction classes at the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College. The first diplomas in architecture were awarded in 1910. In 1924 the Glasgow School of Art became a university teaching institution when the University of Glasgow set up a BSc in Architecture which was to be taught at the School of Architecture. In 1964 the Royal College of Science and Technology (formerly the Royal Technical College, formerly the Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College) merged with the Scottish College of Commerce to form the new University of Strathclyde. Following the merger the Glasgow School of Architecture came to an end, the last students transferring to Strathclyde degrees and graduating in 1968. In 1970 the Mackintosh School of Architecture was established. It is housed within the Glasgow School of Art and forms that school's Department of Architecture. Its degrees are accredited by the University of Glasgow and its Head is the University's Professor of Architecture.
Access Information
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Appraisal Information
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