Architecture

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Abandoned Scotland - How derelict historic buildings are being documented

The urban explorers investigating the nation’s forgotten architecture

18 Nov 2011

‘I love it when you see a sign that says “Dangerous Building – Do Not Enter”,’ says Veranique Dron as we walk back down from the hill overlooking Edinburgh’s Barnton Quarry. ‘“Building at risk” – it’s only an invitation.’ From the crest of that hill…

The best castles you can stay in near Edinburgh

The best Scottish castles you can stay in near Edinburgh

Many Scottish castles are open to residents looking to live like royalty

16 Feb 2011

Voted favourite UK city by Condé Nast Traveller magazine in 2010, and named Britain’s best city for tourists – for the 11th year in a row – in the Guardian and Observer travel awards, you might wonder why anyone would ever want to leave the city that…

A guide to the architecture and design of Edinburgh

Edinburgh’s architecture from medieval tenements to the ultra-modern

16 Feb 2011

Should you happen past Enric Miralles’ Scottish Parliament building at the foot of the Royal Mile and hear raised voices from a group of otherwise peaceful-looking types, don’t be surprised. It’ll just be yet another architectural tour that has…

A guide to Edinburgh's New Town

The largest example of Georgian town planning in the world

16 Feb 2011

Sitting elegantly to the north of Princes Street Gardens is Edinburgh’s grand and leafy New Town, the largest example of Georgian town planning in the world, which provides a well-ordered contrast to the chaos of the city’s medieval Old Town.

Why are the Scots so maudlin? Blame the Jacobites.

The events from Scottish history that shaped the nation's character

Jacobites exhibition reveals source of sentimentality in Scottish psyche

27 Oct 2010

Rebels with a Cause: The Jacobites and the Global Imagination exhibition reveals origin of Scottish character’s tendency for the romantic, mournful and sentimental.

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West End Festival Walks
Date	Location
The WEF's programme of guided walks includes something on almost every day of the festival, focusing mainly on the architecture and heritage of the area, from a graveyard stroll and a tour of the best tenements in town, to a cinema-themed walk taking in purpose built halls and the peculiarly Scottish 'back court' theatres. Advance tickets – which will also tell you where the walks start – can be bought from Barrets Newsagent, Byres Road. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
1 Jun 7pm A walk themed around the quirky features that so charm and delight visitors and residents of the West End.	West End, Glasgow
2 Jun 7pm Explore places associated with eminent scientists, including Lister, Kelvin and Ramsay.	West End, Glasgow
3 Jun 7pm Architect Fiona Sinclair offers insights into the design features of Partick and Dowanhill's Victorian and…	West End, Glasgow
4 Jun 7pm Local historian and artist Kenneth Burns leads a tour of the area north of the River Kelvin.	West End, Glasgow
5 Jun 7pm Gordon Barr leads a tour around Maryhill, including the area's best kept secret – the beautiful Maryhill…	West End, Glasgow
6 Jun 7pm Fancy a move? Or just an architecture buff? Either way this tour of the West End's 40 listed tenement…	West End, Glasgow
7 Jun 7pm Explore the oldest part of the Victorian West End, Hillhead, with local expert Fionna Eden-Bushell.	West End, Glasgow
9 Jun 2pm The editors of scottishcinemas.org lead a tour around the full range of cinema architectural history…	West End, Glasgow
10 Jun 2pm Local historian Sandra Malcolm leads a tour of Whiteinch and Scotstoun.	West End, Glasgow
11 Jun 7pm Ranald MacInnes of Historic Scotland leads a tour of some of the area's newer designs, considering which…	West End, Glasgow
12 Jun 7pm Iain Mitchell introduces North Woodside's industrial history, fine churches and interesting public buildings.	West End, Glasgow
13 Jun 2pm Alexander Greek Thomson expert Roger Guthrie takes you up the Sixty Steps and explores other gems by this…	West End, Glasgow
14 Jun 7pm David Martin considers international influences on West End buildings.	West End, Glasgow
15 Jun 7pm Ann Laird takes you down Byres Road, tracing its history from simple country track to bustling Victorian…	West End, Glasgow
16 Jun 2pm Not a walk but a canal cruise aboard the Voyager, exploring Glasgow's canalside industrial history and…	West End, Glasgow
17 Jun 2pm A walk organised by Glasgow Women's Library (from whom tickets must be bought) exploring local landmarks…	West End, Glasgow
18 Jun Mon 2pm & 7pm Architectural expert Roger Guthrie looks at the excellent examples of ornamental cast iron in the West End.	West End, Glasgow
19 Jun 7pm A tour of the architecturally diverse neighbourhood of Woodlands and South Woodside.	West End, Glasgow
20 Jun 7pm Wonder at the elegance of Dowanhill's grand churches, terraces and pleasure gardens, including the restored…	West End, Glasgow
21 Jun 7pm A walk down Gibson Street with architectural history expert David Boddy, looking at Otago Lane, a Greek…	West End, Glasgow
22 Jun 7pm Kenneth Burns offers 'An Artist's View of the West End' in this penultimate walk of the series.	West End, Glasgow
24 Jun 2pm A historical ramble around the Kelvinside estate, also touching on contemporary conservation issues.	West End, Glasgow

Gartnavel Royal Hospital and its Chapel
Date	Location
Fergus Sutherland gives a talk on Glasgow's hospital and chapel architecture and how they changed between the early Victorian and Edwardian eras. Part of the West End Festival. View full details
21 Jun 6.30pm	Hillhead Library, Glasgow

Adain Avion: Catrin James: Guerilla Restoration
Date	Location
A video installation documenting the artist's refurbishing of the post-war buildings of Swansea's town centre. View full details
25 Jun Jun 25, 3.30pm–5.30pm	Outside the Museum at National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

After The Party: The Legacy Of Celebration
Date	Location
Photographs and artefacts documenting the fates of the monuments and structures erected for celebratory events of the past, including former Olympic Games and world fairs. View full details
25 Jun–5 Oct From Jun 25, Mon, Wed–Sat 10am–5pm, Tue 10am–10pm, ends Oct 5	Gallery 2 at RIBA, London W1B

AHSS: Visit to Kelburn Castle and Knock Castle
Date	Location
The Strathclyde group of the Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland leads a day trip to the colourfully graffiti'd Kelburn Castle and the 17th-century ruins of Knock Castle. Meet at Kelburn Castle car park. View full details
27 Jun 10am	Kelburn Castle and Country Centre, Largs

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