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-based Page\Park Architects have been chosen from a shortlist of five firms who bid for the role . The firm is expected to be responsible for designing the new building, which will house the library’s collection of over one million books and other items including manuscripts, maps and prints as well as its own archive. and it is hoped students will have access from 2017/18 .
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-based Page\Park 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 .