It’s looking like it will have to be demolished which will be a tragedy for Glasgow and the Art school staff and students. There are promises of money to restore it from both Scottish and Westminster Parliaments but a total rebuild would be over £100m.
The entrance and exterior detail
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They did build House for an Art Lover in the 1990s from drawings he submittted for a competition and lots of folk visit that so a replica would work and it is CRMs 150th birth anniversary this year and there is a major exhibition of his work in the Kelvingrove museum so he is high profile up here.
His Willow Tea Rooms on Sauchiehall St have just reopened too after major restoration.
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His Hillhouse in Helensburgh is getting major restoration just now as water is leaking in through the render.
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