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Image is a pencil drawing from 1880, featuring a section of Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh. The drawing shows a small section of rock garden with a waterfall in the centre. The entire garden is enclosed in a spherical glass and girder dome.
Heritage

Five lesser-known Scottish buildings that were never built

Friday 6 October 2023

Have you heard of the Scottish buildings that were never built? Would you like to see some alternative visions for...

1 Bank Street in Stirling, designed by John Allan
Architecture

John Allan: The Experimental Architect

Tuesday 1 October 2019

John Allan was an experimental architect, using different styles and traditional building materials to craft beautiful buildings in Stirling and beyond. Read on to discover more about his creations.

A large, industrial building with a huge chimney
Architecture

Five Ways James Watt Shaped Architecture

Friday 16 August 2019

James Watt’s impact shaped the buildings all around us. Discover how his influence helped to change our architecture forever.

A drawing by Charles Rennie Mackkintosh of a music room
History

The secrets of Scottish women in the Arts and Crafts movement

Friday 8 March 2019

The arts and crafts movement was more accepting of women artists, but their work was still made to stand in the shadows of men. Discover more about Scottish women in the Arts and Crafts movement, and uncover the secrets of some of their work in buildings that you might not have known.

The traditional building with iron gates
Heritage

Robert Brown: The Unsung Hero of Georgian Edinburgh

Tuesday 18 December 2018

Who was Robert Brown, the unsung hero of Georgian Edinburgh? Discover more about the architect that shaped the traditional buildings in Edinburgh's elegant New Town.

Decayed masonry of Bothwell Castle's Latrine Tower at Bothwell Castle
Conservation

Gardez L’Eau – ‘watch out for the water’

Thursday 25 January 2018

Decay from weather, water and salts to Bothwell Castle’s Latrine Tower prompted conservation work at the site.

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