It has been confirmed that parts of the Glasgow School of Art?s Mackintosh building are to be dismantled. A statement by Glasgow City Council, reported by the BBC, revealed that substantial movement in the building?s walls had been detected from surveys following the June 15th fire, indicating the sudden partial collapse of the structure was likely.

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It has been confirmed that parts of the Glasgow School of Art?s Mackintosh building are to be dismantled. A statement by Glasgow City Council, reported by the BBC, revealed that substantial movement in the building?s walls had been detected from surveys following the June 15th fire, indicating the sudden partial collapse of the structure was likely.Work on the dismantling is to begin ?as a matter of urgency? focusing on the south façade, which was the most seriously damaged during the fire; the second blaze to devastate the building in four years.
The difficult decision was taken after remote and close-in surveys indicated a more substantial movement in its walls than previously thought. While the south façade remains the most fragile, concern has also been expressed about the east and west gables, which have continued to move and deteriorate.Glasgow City Council?s Head of Building Control Raymond Barlow has assessed that ?with each passing day, a sudden collapse becomes more likely? as a warning of falling bricks and s...