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| Large part of Glasgow School of Art to be urgently dismantled | Large part of Glasgow School of Art to be urgently dismantled |
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| A significant part of the Glasgow School of Art building will need to be urgently dismantled, after surveys found it in very dangerous condition as a result of fire this month. | A significant part of the Glasgow School of Art building will need to be urgently dismantled, after surveys found it in very dangerous condition as a result of fire this month. |
| Glasgow city council said a large part of the south fa cade of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building would have to be taken down as a matter of urgency after surveys found its walls had moved significantly. | Glasgow city council said a large part of the south fa cade of the Charles Rennie Mackintosh building would have to be taken down as a matter of urgency after surveys found its walls had moved significantly. |
| The surveys, carried out on Wednesday using an aerial platform and laser, also found the building’s western gable had continued to deteriorate and its eastern gable had continued to move outwards. | The surveys, carried out on Wednesday using an aerial platform and laser, also found the building’s western gable had continued to deteriorate and its eastern gable had continued to move outwards. |
| The process was expected to start within days, officials said. Immediately after the fire that devastated the Grade A-listed 110-year-old building, the council, School of Art and Historic Environment Scotland had expressed hope the remaining structure could be saved. | |
| “The building has moved much, much more than we expected,” a council spokesman said. “The south facade is a particular risk and we’re now saying it is likely rather than possibly going to collapse. It will be taken down urgently to probably at least the first floor level, but safely. And by safely we mean it will take a couple of days to come up with a methodology to do that.” | “The building has moved much, much more than we expected,” a council spokesman said. “The south facade is a particular risk and we’re now saying it is likely rather than possibly going to collapse. It will be taken down urgently to probably at least the first floor level, but safely. And by safely we mean it will take a couple of days to come up with a methodology to do that.” |
| Raymond Barlow, Glasgow city council’s head of building control, said: “This building has undergone substantial stress in recent days. With each passing day a sudden collapse becomes more likely. It has become urgent that we take down the south facade. As the process begins it will be likely that the other walls will also need to be reduced. | Raymond Barlow, Glasgow city council’s head of building control, said: “This building has undergone substantial stress in recent days. With each passing day a sudden collapse becomes more likely. It has become urgent that we take down the south facade. As the process begins it will be likely that the other walls will also need to be reduced. |
| “We do not know what effect this will have on the rest of the building so I have to be clear this site remains dangerous and is becoming more dangerous. It is particularly important that people observe the cordon which remains in place.” | “We do not know what effect this will have on the rest of the building so I have to be clear this site remains dangerous and is becoming more dangerous. It is particularly important that people observe the cordon which remains in place.” |
| The risk of collapse meant households that were moved to temporary accommodation would not yet be allowed to return home, the council said. | The risk of collapse meant households that were moved to temporary accommodation would not yet be allowed to return home, the council said. |
| The council said if the work began at the eastern end of the building, it may be possible to make the eastern wall safe enough to allow residents on Dalhousie Street to return. | |
| “However, Glasgow city council, GSoA [Glasgow School of Art] and the contractors wish to be clear that people should still not believe that this will be a quick process and that it is still impossible to say how long the cordon will remain in place,” it said. | “However, Glasgow city council, GSoA [Glasgow School of Art] and the contractors wish to be clear that people should still not believe that this will be a quick process and that it is still impossible to say how long the cordon will remain in place,” it said. |
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