The latest addition to the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) campus, a stunning new £50m purpose-built academic facility has officially opened today.
The Reid Building - named after Professor Seona Reid, the former GSA director - is situated opposite the world-renowned Charles Rennie Mackintosh building. This new building will provide the school with high-quality facilities to inspire creative education and research in the visual disciplines of modern times. The building houses a series of large double height studios, lecture theatres and workshops, and is built over two basement storeys and five superstructure levels.
Arup worked with New York-based Steven Holl Architects and was appointed to provide a wide range of services on the project including structural, civil, geotechnical, mechanical, and electrical engineering; as well as lighting, facades, sustainability, acoustics, fire, energy, transport and venue consulting services.