Scottish Architecture (World of Art)

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Pat Kirkam has been Professor at The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design and Culture since 1996. In 2004 she became Visiting Professor at Kingston University at the Centre for the Study of the Modern Interior. <br><br>Diane Waggoner is curator of 19th-century Photographs in the Department of Photography at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

Scotland is almost unique among smaller European nations in the distinctiveness and richness of its architectural heritage, dominated from the earliest times by monumental stone buildings. Prehistoric tombs and houses, early Christian, Romanesque and Gothic churches, medieval and Renaissance castles and palaces were followed, from the 17th century onward, under the stimulus of burgeoning wealth and power, by buildings reflecting a dazzling range of stylistic movements and forceful designers – including world-renowned names such as Robert Adam, Alexander Thomson and C. R. Mackintosh. In the 20th century, Scotland again saw distinctive developments and personalities.

Miles Glendinning and Aonghus MacKechnie bring these diverse movements and architects to life, while setting them in their wider cultural context. The built environment has always been one of the central strands of Scottish identity, and this book, for the first time, sets out its story in a concise and readable form.
Extent: 224 pp
Format: Paperback
Illustrations: 195
Publication date: 2004-03-08
Size: 21.0 x 15.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500203743

Press Reviews

This little book does everything an introduction to Scottish architecture should
The Scotsman

Useful, beautiful and well-written ... indispensable
Scotland on Sunday



About the Authors

Miles Glendinning is Director, Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies and Professor of Architectural Conservation at the University of Edinburgh.

Aonghus MacKechnie is an architectural historian. His published work reflects his interest in the architecture and culture of the Renaissance and the Early Modern periods in Scotland, Romanticism, and the history and culture of his native Highlands.

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