Glasgow School of Art cannot afford to restore fire-hit Mackintosh building
The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building.
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"The school cannot possibly, on its own, rebuild this whole building. It would take us away from financial sustainability."
— Ann Priest , Executive
"This reeks of a lack of transparency, which has been very common over the past eight years."
— Lachlan Goudie , Celebrity
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The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building.
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