Earlier this year, the 1960s concrete block of the Newbery Tower at Glasgow School of Art was demolished, gradually nibbled away by a rather intriguing dinosaur-like piece of machinery over the course of a couple of weeks.
(Thanks to Anne Morrison for her photos.)
Whilst it's goodbye to the Textile Department, and to the end of term exhibition in the Newbery Gallery, it does mean that for the first time in 50 years, you can actually see the whole facade of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece.
Picture: Jeff J Mitchell
It's a great opportunity to see it before the new buildings opposite once again obfuscate the view. You can read more here in an article in today's Herald.
There's also what promises to be a very interesting programme on BBC4 on Thursday which includes a discussion on Mackintosh and his influence, and also that of arguably the greater talent of his wife, Margaret MacDonald. Sex and Sensibility: The Allure of Art Nouveau is on BBC4 on Thursday 29th March at 9pm. You can see details here.
You can catch up with episode one of this 3-part series about this lusciously sensual decorative style in Paris on BBC i-player here.
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