Glasgow School of art was founded in 1845. In 1897 work began on a new building to be home of Glasgow school of art and was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. the building would be split up and not fully completed until 1909. As of late, The historic building would have issues with fires, one happening in 2014, but almost everything was saved but the most recent fire in 2018 would cause major damage to the building, causing the $25 million restoration contract to be terminated.

after 2014 fire: