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Mousa to Mackintosh: The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture

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‘What matters here are the formal qualities of architecture, the forms and formal relationships, that seem to identify a distinct characteristic of Scottishness.’

Can we define the ‘Scottishness’ of Scotland’s architecture? Frank Arneil Walker sets out to answer this question in this ambitious and stunning book that tells the history of Scotland in a unique way. Here, BooksfromScotland shares some of the photography found in the book, a glimpse of the treasures inside.

 

Mousa to Mackintosh: The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture
By Frank Arneil Walker
Published by Historic Environment Scotland

 

Skara Brae, Orkney

 

Craiglevar Castle

 

Culzean Castle

 

National Monument, Calton Hill, Edinburgh

 

St John’s Episcopal Church, Edinburgh

 

Aberdeen Grammar School

 

Formakin House

 

The Lion Chambers, Glasgow

 

The Broom Estate, Whitecraigs

 

Tower of Empire, Empire Exhibition, Glasgow

 

Mousa to Mackintosh: The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture by Frank Arneil Walker is published by Historic Environment Scotland, priced £30.00.

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