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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 45008, member: 37&quot;]I had been curious about this since it happened since Mackintosh is one of my favorites.&nbsp; Seems that not a lot newsworthy happened until the beginning of this year. With the opening of the new building across the street and the architectural search narrowing, there was finally some news. I really was not aware of the scope of the damage until now and am glad because I would have been more sick about it than I am.&nbsp; There is, at least, some hope now.</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the articles I read went in to the salvage archaeology undertaken immediately after the fire once the building was stabilized.&nbsp; Some books and damaged lighting fixtures were salvaged but not a whole lot else.&nbsp; However, bit and pieces have given them a new understanding of the methods and finishes Mackintosh used that they would not have been able to garner otherwise.&nbsp; Likewise, they now have a new understanding of the structure itself.</p><p><br /></p><p>There has already been one seminar on historical restoration after a fire that has come from this.&nbsp; The plan is for the process to be a learning and teaching&nbsp; opportunity with impact for future such events. Hopefully, this will become a model for how restoration can be done correctly.&nbsp; It gratifies me that nothing short of restoration has been considered for the building.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do want to make one correction to my first post.&nbsp; Apparently, the museum and furniture gallery were not engulfed by the fire.&nbsp; This explains how they were able to save as much furniture as they did.&nbsp; Of course, all the furniture from the library and apparently some held in storage was lost. </p><p><br /></p><p>The fire apparently started when a student was applying expanding foam from an aerosol canister for an art project.&nbsp; The canister gasses ignited by a spark from a projector also being used with the project. It started in the basement but rapidly spread through gaps in the walls and ceilings.&nbsp; Ironically, a new fire suppression system was in the late stages of installation but was not yet operational.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/nov/26/glasgow-school-of-art-fire-foam-canister-report" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/nov/26/glasgow-school-of-art-fire-foam-canister-report" rel="nofollow">http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/nov/26/glasgow-school-of-art-fire-foam-canister-report</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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