The head of a society that works to promote the legacy of Charles Rennie Mackintosh has told of his retiral wish that Glasgow School of Art's 'Mack' building will rise from the ashes.
Stuart Robertson will step down next month after 25 years directing the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society.
In this time he has helped raised millions to safeguard Queen's Cross Church, the only one completed by the Glasgow architect.
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Under his stewardship the city's first Glasgow Mackintosh Festival was staged in 2006, which won two Scottish Thistle awards and boosted local economy by £5.6 million.
The rebuild of GSA's Mackintosh building has been delayed by ongoing arbitration with its insurers over the extensive damage from fires in 2014 and 2018.
"I'm passionate about the future of the Mackintosh Building," said the director.
"We have an architect and a building that is integral to the nation’s self-belief and firmly embedded on the international stage.
"Rebuilding this masterpiece is a must and will showcase Scotland and Mackintosh’s influential role in the development of contemporary design culture."
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Robertson's successor will be Matthew Williams, who was previously commercial development manager at Aberdeen City Council and responsible for all income generation at Aberdeen Art Gallery and Museums.
He was also responsible for leading on the annual events programme, most recently the Tall Ships Races in Aberdeen this summer, for which the Press and Journal newspaper named him among the North East’s “People of 2025”.
He said: "Together, and with the support of the Society's members, we will ensure that Mackintosh’s creative legacy remains firmly at the heart of Glasgow’s cultural life and the delivery of the national tourism strategy, Scotland Outlook 2030."
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