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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent

Glasgow School of Art: cost and pace of rebuild criticised after 2018 fire

The interior basement level of the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh building in Glasgow, which was significantly damaged by a fire on 15 June 2018.
The interior basement level of the Glasgow School of Art's Mackintosh building in Glasgow, which was significantly damaged by a fire on 15 June 2018. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

The Glasgow School of Art’s Mackintosh building will fully reopen as a graduate school in 2030, amid ongoing criticism of the opacity around how much the rebuild will cost and how it will be funded.

The June 2018 fire destroyed the iconic grade A-listed building as it neared the end of a £35m restoration project following an earlier blaze in May 2014.

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