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Charles rennie mackintosh has 39 books on goodreads with 103 ratings. He designed buildings, including the impressive and imposing facade for the glasgow school of art 1899. Charles rennie mackintosh by charles rennie mackintosh. Charles rennie mackintosh, born june 7, 1868, glasgow, scotlanddied december 10, 1928, london, england, scottish architect and designer who was prominent in the arts and crafts movement in great britain he was apprenticed to a local architect, john hutchinson, and attended evening classes at the glasgow school of art. Its charles rennie mackintosh, the scottish architect and artist, best known today for designing the glasgow school of art. Few designers can claim to have created a unique and individual style that is. Discover his work and legacy across glasgow, his home town, where he left a beautiful and lasting mark on the city. Charles rennie mackintosh 7 june 1868 10 december 1928 was a scottish architect, designer, water colourist and artist.
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Scottish architect and designer charles rennie mackintosh was born in 1868 and died 1928. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Sited at the edge of a steeply sloping south facing hill, the building, an art school, stretches along an. Glasgow school of art commentary charles rennie mackintosh won a competition to design the glasgow school of art, his first commission and most important building. Sited at the edge of a steeply sloping south facing hill, the building, an art school, stretches along an entire block, facing a major street to the north. The charles rennie mackintosh colouring book books from. Aug 12, 2010 another book on charles rennie mackintosh 18681928, the glasgowborn architect, painter and designer, may seem superfluous, but this new substantial volume, graced with superb colour plates by mark fiennes and numerous other delightful illustrations, including historic material and charming drawings by mackintosh and others, is welcome.
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