Architecture in Scotland -9781905061006

描述

Architecture review publications like this one -the second in the series — are common in the smaller European regions and Nordic countries like Flanders, Finland and Norway. It is interesting that those nations, like Scotland, are using creativity and talent to compete with their larger neighbours. In that sense, architecture and design are important ways of communicating both cultural identity and technological capability — key skills in the global, creative economy. As well as looking at new building projects in Scotland, this book discusses a range of contemporary topics. Of course, the new parliament building, which architecture critics are declaring a stunning. truly European building, could preoccupy the debate, but it is a testament to the growing confidence of Scotland’s architectural culture that the parliament can be seen in a wider context and be discussed along with other important issues. These range from how to respond creatively in design terms to the demands of building in rural Scotland, developing more imaginative approaches to city planning, mending the cleavage between heritage and modernity, as well as surveying what has been happening in terms of new architecture at home and abroad. For the general or specialist reader this review provides an indispensable insight into Architecture in Scotland today.