Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building

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Art Nouveau building art school building landmark building listed building

The Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building is a landmark early 20th-century Art Nouveau structure in Glasgow, Scotland, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and celebrated for its innovative architecture and design.

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Label	Occurrences
Glasgow School of Art building	5
Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building canonical	4
Glasgow School of Art estate	2
Mackintosh Building	2
Charles Rennie Mackintosh buildings	1
Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh building	1
Hill House (designs by Charles Rennie Mackintosh)	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2337221 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building
Context triple: [Glasgow School of Art, hasMainBuilding, Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building]

A. Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow)
The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow is the city’s main contemporary art museum, housed in a historic neoclassical building and known for its changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary artworks.
B. V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee is a design-focused museum in Dundee, Scotland, known for its striking contemporary architecture and exhibitions celebrating Scottish and international design.
C. Gray's School of Art building
Gray's School of Art building is the dedicated art and design school facility of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland.
D. Glasgow City Chambers
Glasgow City Chambers is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as the headquarters of the city council and a prominent symbol of the city's civic pride.
E. Porteous Building
The Porteous Building is the historic flagship facility of the Maine College of Art & Design in downtown Portland, Maine, housing its studios, classrooms, and galleries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building
Target entity description: The Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh Building is a landmark early 20th-century Art Nouveau structure in Glasgow, Scotland, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and celebrated for its innovative architecture and design.

A. Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow)
The Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow is the city’s main contemporary art museum, housed in a historic neoclassical building and known for its changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary artworks.
B. V&A Dundee
V&A Dundee is a design-focused museum in Dundee, Scotland, known for its striking contemporary architecture and exhibitions celebrating Scottish and international design.
C. Gray's School of Art building
Gray's School of Art building is the dedicated art and design school facility of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland.
D. Glasgow City Chambers
Glasgow City Chambers is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as the headquarters of the city council and a prominent symbol of the city's civic pride.
E. Porteous Building
The Porteous Building is the historic flagship facility of the Maine College of Art & Design in downtown Portland, Maine, housing its studios, classrooms, and galleries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Art Nouveau building ⓘ art school building ⓘ landmark building ⓘ listed building ⓘ
architect	Charles Rennie Mackintosh ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Art Nouveau ⓘ Glasgow Style ⓘ
category	school of art building ⓘ
completionDate	1909 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1897 ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalSignificance	icon of Scottish architecture ⓘ masterpiece of Charles Rennie Mackintosh ⓘ
fireEvent	2014 fire ⓘ 2018 fire ⓘ
hasArchitecturalElement	asymmetrical composition ⓘ central staircase ⓘ large north‑facing studio windows ⓘ ornamental ironwork ⓘ stone and brick façade ⓘ
hasPart	Mackintosh Library ⓘ library ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Category A listed building ⓘ listed building in Scotland ⓘ
inception	1897 ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Glasgow City Council area ⓘ linked to: Glasgow City council area
locatedInTimeZone	Europe/London ⓘ
location	Glasgow ⓘ
namedAfter	Charles Rennie Mackintosh ⓘ
notableFor	Art Nouveau detailing ⓘ distinctive façade ⓘ innovative architecture ⓘ integration of structure and interior design ⓘ use of natural light ⓘ
partOf	Glasgow School of Art ⓘ Glasgow city centre conservation area ⓘ
significantDamage	2014 fire ⓘ 2018 fire ⓘ
significantProjectOf	Charles Rennie Mackintosh ⓘ
streetAddress	167 Renfrew Street ⓘ
underwent	reconstruction planning after 2018 fire ⓘ restoration project after 2014 fire ⓘ
use	art education ⓘ exhibition space ⓘ teaching studios ⓘ

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