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Scottish Architecture

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Scottish Architecture
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Scottish Buildings - by type / by city

Scottish Architecture Tour
An Turas, Tiree: Sutherland Hussey Architects + various artists
Bewleys Hotel, Glasgow: GM+AD Architects
Burrell Collection, Glasgow: Sir Barry Gasson with Brit Andresen
Dance Base, Edinburgh: Malcolm Fraser Architects
Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee: Richard Murphy Architects
Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh: LDN Architects
Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh: Richard Meier Architects
Falkirk Wheel, Falkirk: RMJM Scotland
Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh: Richard Murphy Architects
Holyrood Redevelopment, Edinburgh: Sir John C. Hope, Architect
Homes for the Future, Glasgow: Page & Park Architects; various
Graham Square, Glasgow: McKeown Alexander; Page & Park Architects, Richard Murphy Architects
Jack Kilby Centre, Edinburgh: Richard Murphy Architects
Lighthouse Glasgow, Glasgow: Page & Park Architects
Loch Lomond Visitor Centre, Balloch: Bennetts Associates
Lotte Glob House, Loch Eriboll: Gokay Deveci
Maggies Centre, Dundee: Frank Gehry
Maggies Centre, Kircaldy: Zaha Hadid
Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh: Benson & Forsyth Architects
Museum of Country Life, nr East Kilbride: Page & Park Architects
Point Hotel, Edinburgh: Andrew Doolan Architects
Space Dundee: Nicoll Russell Studios
Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh: Malcolm Fraser Architects
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh: EMBT/RMJM
Spectrum House, Glasgow: gm+ad architects
Stirling Tolbooth, Stirling: Richard Murphy Architects
Tramway Theatre, Glasgow: Zoo Architects

Scottish Architecture took a positive turn in the eighties thanks to the energy of architects such as Richard Murphy and then got a huge boost from the National Lottery - though so did the rest of the UK. No resting on laurels though, because despite one of the largest architecture prizes in the world, Scottish Architecture is not yet up there with Swiss, Spanish, Dutch or Japanese Architecture. One could of course analyse and then criticise each of the above but these countries have displayed strength of vision carried through into buildings of real quality.
In Scotland we have a range of buildings from the intricacy of Richard Murphy to the contextual manners of Malcolm Fraser, the refined rigour of Reiach and Hall to the bombast and drive of gm+ad, and from the dominant form-making of Page & Park to the heroic concrete forms of Elder & Cannon. The Scottish Architecture Tour is backed up by a huge database of tours, news & events.


Scottish Architecture - Worth a Detour

SECC, Glasgow - Foster & Partners
Glasgow Science Centre Tower, Glasgow - Richard Horden Architects; BDP Architects
Crown Street, Glasgow - masterplan by CZWG
Italian Centre, Glasgow - Page & Park Architects
BBC Scotland, Glasgow - Davuid Chipperfield Architects; Keppie
Mount Stuart,Visitor Centre, Isle of Bute - Munkenbeck + Marshall Architects
Tron Theatre, Glasgow - RMJM Glasgow
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow - RMJM Architects
Maggies Centre, Edinburgh - Richard Murphy Architects
Maggies Centre, Glasgow - Page & Park Architects
Earthworks, Edinburgh - Sir Charles Jencks
Hidden Gardens, Glasgow - nva with city design co-operative ltd
Byre Theatre, St Andrews - Nichols Russell Studio
Moray Place*, Edinburgh - Richard Murphy Architects
The Hub, Edinburgh - Benjamin Tindall Architects
Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh - Michael Hopkins & Partners
Oloroso, Edinburgh - Richard Murphy Architects
Radisson Hotel Glasgow, Glasgow - gm+ad architects
St Aloysius School: Junior School, Glasgow - Elder & Cannon
Scottish Widows, Edinburgh - BDP Architects
Dublin Street Colonies, Edinburgh - Richard Murphy Architects
Greenbank Parish Church, Edinburgh - Lee Boyd
Calton Square, Edinburgh - Allan Murray Architects
Borough Hotel, Edinburgh - Ben Kelly Architects

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Hill House
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St Vincent Street Church
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Edinburgh Castle
Rosslyn Chapel
Calton Hill
Balmoral Hotel
Jenners
Scott Monument
National Portait Gallery
Edinburgh College of Art
Palace of Holyroodhouse
St Mary's Cathedral
Royal Scottish Academy
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Scottish Buildings - Selection

Hotel Missoni, Edinburgh
Hotel Missoni
photo © Adrian Welch
Hotel Missoni

Scottish Ballet, Glasgow
Scottish Ballet building
photo : David Morris
Scottish Ballet building

Scottish Architects

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