Architecture & Design

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Charles Rennie Mackintosh's house

Top of the property ladder

3 Jan 2007

A house designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been put on the market and looks likely to become the country’s most expensive home. Windyhill House in Kilmalcolm, Renfrewshire, 15 miles outside Glasgow, is the only remaining Mackintosh-designed…

St Peter’s architects celebrated

Major Gillespie, Kidd & Coia exhibition announced.

2 Oct 2006

The work of two of Scotland’s greatest living architects, Andy MacMillan (pictured) and Isi Metzstein, is to be celebrated in a major exhibition led by The Lighthouse. Gillespie, Kidd & Coia: Architecture 1956-1987 will open at Scotland’s national…

St Peter’s on endangered list

19 Jun 2007

St Peter’s seminary in Cardross, the subject of an exhaustive List campaign after the Archdiocese of Glasgow allowed it to fall into ruin, has been placed on the World Monuments Fund list of the world's most endangered buildings. Gillespie, Kidd and…

Popular events

Bond Bound: Ian Fleming and the Art of Cover Design
Date Location
Charting the role of artists and designers in defining the look of the world's most popular spy.
5 Jul–14 Sep City Art Centre, Edinburgh
The Lighthouse Architecture Series: Gareth Hoskins Architects
Date Location
The first in a five-year programme of exhibitions celebrating architectural talent emerging on the international stage focuses on one of Scotland's most notable architectural practises: Gareth Hoskins Architects, the company behind the redesigns of the Royal Museum and St Andrews' Square. Curated by Hugh Pearman, the Sunday Times architecture critic.
12 Sep–2 Nov The Lighthouse, Glasgow
Weaving Influences/ Raising the Bar
Date Location
Two cross-disciplinary exhibitions celebrate the opening of Dovecot, the new home for Dovecot Tapestry Studios
4 Aug–27 Sep Dovecot, Edinburgh