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UK Design Capital of the Year: How Glasgow is setting new standards for sensitive regeneration

By 2025-08-26T06:00:00

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The city is one of four shortlisted for Building Design’s new award recognising the best places in Britain for architecture and urbanism. The Design Capital of the Year Award looks beyond individual buildings to celebrate cities showing strategic ambition in shaping their built environment, from long-term masterplans to bold urban ...

Where else to start when examining Glasgow’s design heritage than the Mackintosh Building? Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s 1909 masterpiece is widely accepted as one of the most important architectural achievements in Britain and across the western world. Seen as a pivotal moment in the transition from late 19th century Art Nouveau to 20th century modernism, it has long been an emblem for the city’s culture of progressive design.

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