Land of Stone: A Journey Through Modern Architecture in Scotland

What makes Scottish architecture Scottish? What ideas drive Scottish architecture? What has modern architecture in Scotland meant to the Scots? Ever since the 'granny-tops', rattling and clanking in the wind to draw smoke up the tenemental flues from open coal fires, caught his attention as a three-year-old, architecture and its many parts, purposes, processes and procedures has fascinated Roger Emmerson. For him, architecture has always had profound significance. In Land of Stone he seeks to disengage widely-held conceptions of what a Scottish architecture superficially looks like and to focus on the ideas and events - philosophical, political, practical and personal - that inspired architects and their clients to create the cities, towns, villages and buildings we cherish today. Details: Author(s): Roger Emmerson Release date: December 2022 Format: Paperback, 480 pages Dimensions: 6.14 x 1.19 x 9.21 inches ISBN:978-1804250662