Mackintosh Podcasts
Enjoy the world of Mackintosh direct to your mobile device or listen online with our two podcasts.
1. Lighthouse building tour podcast
Produced for the Mackintosh Festival 2006, this podcast by the architect David Page of Page \ Park gives an insight into The Lighthouse building.
Looking at Mackintosh’s initial design in 1896 to Page \ Park’s redevelopment in 1999, this inspiring tour looks at the building's details and themes.
Download the podcast
- Listen Now (format: mp3 6MB)
- RSS feed: http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk/rss/podcast.rss
This podcast can also be listened to via iTunes and Scotcast.net.
2. iToor Mackintosh Podcast
This iToor will introduce you to the work and life of one of the most innovative and notable architects of the twentieth century.
Though Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scotland's famous architect, designer and artist, is hailed for spearheading the art deco movement, he had little success in his lifetime. Mackintosh, along with the rest of his comrades, known as "the four", which included his wife, Margaret Macdonald, are held largely responsible for the Glaswegian style. Drawing on the English arts and crafts movement, Mackintosh set the stage in Glasgow for Art Noveau. His designs are beautiful examples of early modernism, and have been celebrated and replicated throughout the cosmopolitan city.
Highlights include:
- Seeing The Lighthouse Building, Mackintosh's first public commission and home of the 'Mack' Centre.
- Visiting almost everything he designed in Glasgow that is still standing
- Going to the Glasgow School of Art, where "the four" first met, and which is considered one of the most influential structures of the twentieth century.
Download the podcast
- Listen Now (format: mp3 14MB)
- RSS feed: http://www.thelighthouse.co.uk/rss/podcast.rss
