Mackintosh building restoration should be taken out of Glasgow art school’s hands, say experts

Architectural gem has twice been badly damaged by fire and rebuild has suffered a string of setbacks

The responsibility for restoring Glasgow’s Mackintosh building should be taken out the hands of the city’s art school and placed with an independent body, according to leading architects, politicians and heritage experts who have expressed dismay at the lack of progress.

Thursday marks 10 years since the building – which houses Glasgow School of Art – was first badly damaged by a fire, which destroyed the Mack’s library, one of the world’s finest examples of art nouveau design.