ANY visitor to central Glasgow is confronted with signs of urban decay. There is the half-mile of Sauchiehall Street between Hope Street and Charing Cross: where is the vision for this once-great shopping street? The saddest sight is the white plastic sheeting wrapping the shell of the Mack school. There are plans for its eventual reinstatement; meanwhile Glasgow prefers to build a 17-storey hotel block next to the Glasgow Film Theatre.
Art students have been moved to the former Stow College, a spartan 1930s pile next to the M8, dubbed "Hell's Kitchen" by lecturing staff, some of whom transferred to Caledonian University. It cannot be a long-term replacement for the Mack. Meanwhile, Mackintosh's least-acknowledged school project, the Martyrs' School, is now for sale ("Council to seek assurances from Glasgow’s Martyrs’ school buyer", The Herald, October 19): suggested re-use as a business premises.
It would be a great opportunity to redevelop the old school, which appears to be in decent repair, as a Mack school annexe. The school is hidden in a cul-de-sac near the M8, but is near Castle Street; a shuttle bus from North Hanover Street along Kennedy Street and St Mungo Street could improve access. Graeme Orr, Neilston.
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