The Edinburgh townhouse in Rutland Square was gifted by the founder Sir Robert Rowand Anderson and is the HQ of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS).

The RIAS is the membership organisation for Chartered Architects in Scotland.��

]]> In its early days this Victorian theatre built in 1883 saw performances by the likes of Henry Irvine and Ellen Terry, whilst being run by famous theatre manager Howard and Wyndham.

The building has remained a theatre space and was taken over by the Royal Lyceum Theatre Company in 1965.

]]> The Lyceum has been one of Edinburgh's premier playing houses since 1883, stand where many memorable performances have been given by actors such as Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Brian Cox, Siobhan Redmond and David Tennant.

'Architecture' our Victorian jewelbox theatre is one of the most exquisite examples of the style.

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]]> Ardenvohr is a large and well-detailed example of a grand mid 19th century baronial villa. It was built by local architect Thomas Gildard for Daniel Walkinshaw in 1857. It later became the estate of the Muir family. It was acquired by the Royal Northern Yacht Club as its clubhouse in 1937 and remains the headquarters of the Royal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club formed by the merger of the Royal Northern and Royal Clyde Yacht Clubs in 1978.

Much of the internal architectural details remain and many historic club artefacts are displayed in the grand rooms. Externally the grounds and club jetty provide wonderful views of the Gareloch

]]> The Royal Observatory Edinburgh combines state-of-the-art high-tech facilities and original Victorian observatory buildings in a beautiful hilltop site overlooking the city. Instruments for some of the world?s best telescopes are designed and built on-site. Catch talks, demonstrations and exhibits and go behind the scenes at one of the UK?s leading scientific establishments. Discover how˜the Observatory˜contributes to astronomy at every stage in the process from designing a new telescope to using and storing the data produced.˜˜

www.roe.ac.uk/opendays/

]]> The ROC underground monitoring post at Stravanan Bay on Bute formed part of a chain of some 865 monitoring posts throughout the United Kingdom from which information on the effects of a nuclear attack on the United Kingdom would have been reported until 1991 when the Corps was stood-down.

]]> A relic of the Cold War when the volunteers of the former Royal Observer Corps trained to monitor instruments to alert the public and transmit vital readings to their Headquarters throughout the country should a nuclear attack have taken place.

A guided tour will take you 15 feet down a vertical ladder to the underground Monitoring Room where a detailed talk is given on the Operational Procedures at that time. Now that the Cold War Era is history we can talk about the important role of the Royal Observer Corps and reveal the fully equipped underground bunker as it was.

Above ground an introductory talk is given, also above ground is an exhibition room housing much memorabilia, instruments are also demonstrated. The tour also includes the Royal Observer Corp’s first role of identifying and reporting aircraft during WW11 with instruments of the day again demonstrated by the Team.

]]> The Perth Golfing Society was formed in 1824 and granted royal patronage by King William IV in 1833 - the first golfing society in the world to receive this honour. In 1878, the Club name was changed to The Royal Perth Golfing Society & County and City Club and in 1896 it moved to the current premises. Much of the Club's history is represented by the golfing artefacts and memorabilia on display.

]]> Situated within one of Edinburgh�s finest Georgian streets, The Royal Scots Club hosts an abundance of military history. This history only adds to the charm of cosy club feeling which now welcomes over 2000 members.

Recent refurbishment has enhanced the Club�s country house style while still embracing its military heritage.�

]]> A 1875 sandstone church of fine Gothic design featuring intricate woodwork and pews of Canadian pitch pine. The church features an original Victorian toilet. The 1890 manual Father Henry Willis organ will be played at intervals throughout the day with lunchtime music from the Society of Recorder Players. Refreshments will be available in the Church Centre on Beaconsfield Place, see entry No.28

]]> The kindergarten of the Rudolf Steiner School puts the principles of the school into practice. Designed by Wilfried Bohm of Benjamin Tindall Architects in 1991, the layout has the child at its heart. It is intended to inspire creativity through its distinctive 'mother hen' appearance, its use of organic materials and its novel arrangement of space. The large roof covers four asymmetric and polygonal classrooms fulfilling Rudolf Steiner's ideal of space as magical and full of wonder as a fairy tale. A 'green' building, only sustainable materials and organic paint was used in its construction. Enter from Spylaw Road or Polwarth Terrace.

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James Aitken began practising as a lawyer in Falkirk in 1792 and in 1818 was joined by James Russel. The premises, from the very beginning, were in Kings Court – named after a public house called the King’s Arms. The firm of Russel + Aitken is therefore probably the oldest one in Scotland to be operating under the same name and from the same site – it’s been almost 200 years!

James Russel was also a businessman involved in the industrial growth of the town. Amongst his other interests he was the manager of the Falkirk Banking Company. His portrait still hangs in the offices.

The offices were built for the firm and looking from the courtyard it often strikes the passer by as odd that there is a lot of wall between the windows and the roof. This is because there is a stone vault over the ground floor rooms designed to make them fire safe and burglar proof – useful for the valuable legal documents - hence also the shutters.

Over the years the offices have been extended and now reach through to Cow Wynd and the 1993 façade designed by William Cadell. Consequently there are numerous levels within the building.

]]> Rutherglen Boundary Stones were erected to mark the boundary of the ancient Royal Burgh of Rutherglen from the 16th century until the 1950s. Until 1974 the stones were inspected every three years by the Town Council in the ceremony of the Redding of the Marches.

]]> Learn more about this beautiful Carnegie Library Building, built in 1907. Rutherglen library is a fine example of a Scottish Carnegie Library which retains its original Edwardian features such as a stunning stained glass dome, oak panelling, art nouveau cornincing, ornate fireplaces and the original Librarian's office.

]]> Rutherglen Old Parish Church had been a site of Christian worship for almost 1400 years. The present church designed by JJ Burnet between 1900 – 1902, being the fourth built here.

]]> This Category A listed, Scots Baronial town hall and tower was designed by Charles Wilson in 1861-2. The east wing was added in 1876 by Robert Dalgleish and John Thomson. The building was converted to offices in 1967 before being closed to the public in the 1980's.

In 1996, South Lanarkshire Council embarked on an ambitious project to bring about the restoration and development of this important landmark building. In March 2005, the building was finally re-opened at a cost of £12.5m, which is South Lanarkshire Council's largest single capital project to date. The beautifully restored building is now the centrepiece of the Rutherglen Town Centre regeneration project and is well worth a visit.

The building accommodates: The Grand Hall, with its magnificent restored barrel vaulted ceiling, will be a superb flexible venue for functions, dances, dinners, performances etc. Modern stage lighting and audio/visual facilities have been incorporated as have full catering facilities.

A drop-in cafe for the public has been created in the modern atrium extension to the rear of the Town Hall.

An Exhibition Hall is also available which offers another area for small functions, events and performances and also hosts exhibitions.

Fully integrated wedding facilities are available, which can accommodate small to large weddings, and provide full function facilities too. A Registration, District Court and Licensing Office have also been built into the ground floor.

Arts and Crafts rooms have been created on the upper floors of the east wing. These include a dark room, pottery room, exhibition room and facilities for painting.

]]> Ruthwell Church is the home of the world famous Ruthwell Cross. This Anglian Cross dates from the 7th Century and has carved on it part of a poem written in runes, said to be one of the earliest written examples of the English language. The church itself is said to be one of the oldest parish churches in SW Scotland and was featured on a recent BBC programme about mediaeval poetry.

One of the church’s ministers in the 19th Century was the Rev. Dr. Henry Duncan, who is best remembered as founder of the TSB movement.

]]> Described by Historic Scotland as "Early Provence-Auvergne Romanesque" this is a little piece of the mediterranean in Torry built by the Italian community. Very unusual stonework outside, the interior is dominated by the broad lantern crossing tower. There is a marble baldacchino, and it was intended that the interior generally would be clad in marble.

The first World War and the Great Depression ensured this did not happen and the interior remained as bare brickwork (see photograph in the church) until the 1970's when it was plastered.

]]> Simple brick built Gothic style church by J Garden Brown.

]]> The ‘A’ listed, Gillespie, Kidd and Coia church was built in 1964, having been founded in 1958. The unique design of a projected entrance, dominant glazing, corner altar, and rhythmic lights makes it a significant landmark in Cumbernauld.

Visit a grade-A listed church building and find out more about it's history.

Sunday Services 10am, all welcome.

Please use the side-door entrance at Kyle Road

]]> St Charles RC Church was designed by Isi Metztein and Andy Macmillan for renowned Glasgow architects Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. Discover fine interior details like Stations of the Cross by Glasgow sculptor Benno Schotz and silver dove sculpture by Walter Pritchard.

The present Church was formally opened by the then Archbishop of Glasgow, most Rev. Donald Campbell on 31st January 1960. The Church had been in construction since the mid 1950s, replacing a temporary building which, with modifications and extensions, had served the parish on this site since its foundation in 1899, albeit it at right angles to the present building. Around the same time of the foundation of the Parish, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famous St Matthew's Church was nearing completion at nearby Queen's Cross.

The present Church was designed by the renowned architects Isi Metztein and Andy Macmillan for Gillespie, Kidd and Coia. Several features of the Church are worth noting as you make your way round the building, starting with the structure, consisting of the concrete frames supporting the concrete roof and the deliberate exploitation of the shuttering board marks, interspersed with brick. A feature of St Charles RC Church is the magnificent set of 14 stations of the Cross, made of terracotta by Glasgow sculptor Benno Schotz. Individual pieces total 72.

Seldom, if ever, can such a range of Schotz's work be viewed in their original setting, and in such quantity, since he was also responsible for the bronze crucifixion scene behind the tabermacle, the suspended sanctuary lamp to the right of the altar and the sacrificial lamp on the main altar. The last feature draws the story of Abraham and Isaac, combining the theme of the lamb caught in the thicket with that of Christ, the Lamb of God.

Side entrance is provided from Kelvinside Gardens, entered by a flight of steps under an 80 foot tree standing tower. A striking cross, featuring a dove, the sun and the moon, crowns the tower, designed by Andy Macmillan.

]]> The church was built by William Stark between 1808 and 1810. Stark was born in Dunfermline and was an influential Scottish architect and town planner – he was responsible for the interior of the Signet Library in Edinburgh. The church bell was salvaged from the old church, and still hangs in the belfry.

In the former church session house is the Heritage Society Museum displaying this year’s exhibition.

]]> The recently-opened Salt Dome at Broomhill Depot is of spectacular appearance both inside and out. Its purpose is to maintain dry supplies of salt for de-icing East Dunbartonshire roads throughout the winter months.

]]> Town House and Steeple opened 1826 and Town Hall 1892. Once housed thetown jail, a cinema, civic functions and weddings until closed in 2009. Recently refurbished at a cost of ?3.77 million and open for Doors Open Day.

]]> A spired Victorian church, uneconomical to repair and maintain by its congregation: an inspired minister with an innovative solution being pioneered in the 1980s; Dalry Church of Scotland who 'conspired', with the local Housing Association, to materialise a visionary redevelopment; an Architect's 1983 Feasibility Study which transpired to a 1991 completion; and a 2011 Union of churches which aspired to design a church caf which has become an evening Caf Church.

The transformation of Dalry United Free Church to Saltyard.

]]> Externally one of Aberdeen’s most prominent landmarks.

]]> This A listed, classical laird’s house was built in 1754 for Sir Andrew Mitchell of Westshore, the stone work, including that of the garden walls encompasses free stones torn from Scalloway Castle. Original wooden panelling still survives within the house.

]]> Home of the Bruces of Sumburgh, Sand Lodge is an impressive laird’s house that dates from the 18th and 19th centuries. An unusual, category B-listed, building with many interesting features including red brick eaves, a restored doocot and some stone slate roofs.
Booking essential.

]]> Built in 1916 for Knox and Morey Free Churches in memory of Reverend Dr. John, this building now houses the headquarters of the Scottish Book Trust, the leading agency for the promotion of literature, reading and writing. Previously home to regimental tie factory, architect studio and even a night club, There is also a��tranquile garden.

]]> This is a fine example of an early 19th century rectangular mill and kiln. Sandhaven meal mill is unique in that all the machinery survives, including the electric motor, which provided power in the last years of its working life; other fittings include a built-in hinged top desk used by the miller. This is a fascinating way to learn how oatmeal used to be ground in this typical Scottish meal mill. Guided tours will be provided, there is also a seating area where a DVD of the mill will be shown for those who are unable to access all 3 floors.

]]> Shetland's only wool spinning mill, established in 1980 and producing pure Shetland yarns, knitwear and woven material.

]]> Evening's guided Heritage Walk to explore this historic small town, with its wynds, its handsome Tollbooth, the oldest post office in Scotland, and the gaunt ruins of Sanquhar Castle in the old Deer Park at the entrance to the town. STB access category 2: assisted wheelchair. In the past visited by William Wallace�s men, the gaunt ruins of Sanquhar Castle, many times besieged and sacked, lie in the old Deer Park at the entrance to the town.

]]> Pyramid-roofed, 1980s design. Exhibitions on local life and lead-mining children of the Industrial Revolution.

]]> Discover Sanquhar’s world famous knitting tradition and the story of the miners of Sanquhar and Kirkconnel. How did the ordinary people of Upper Nithsdale live and work in times past? Archaeology, artworks and audio-visual displays all tell these stories in the museum.

On the ground floor the original prison cells can be visited where petty criminals were kept, and sometimes placed on public display in the jougs, still to be seen on the wall outside.

]]> The church was built as a chapel of ease in 1842 and celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2017. The design consists of a plain nave with a tall, square eastern tower of four stages, including a belfry. The bell was installed in 1846 and was rung in the traditional manner until recently, but is now operated by pushing an electric switch.

Improvements were made in about 1889, including the two west windows, with stained glass representing Faith, Hope and Charity and the Bible, Holy Spirit and Lamb of God. The north and south side windows include symbols of the Four Evangelists.

The furnishings include a finely carved Communion table presented in 1932; the pulpit, moved to its present side position in 1972; an octagonal baptismal font donated in 1948 and a Hammond organ, probably the third organ in the church. The church united with Coalsnaughton Parish Church in 1994 and its baptismal font, a gift from the Sunday School in 1943, and Communion table were moved here. There are two adjacent halls, one built in 1900 and the other in 1956/7.

]]> Sir James Schaw of Greenock acquired the estate of Sauchie by marriage and probably built Sauchie Tower c.1415. The Schaws were an influential family in medieval Scotland.

The tower complex included an outer wall, cobbled courtyard and large hall with kitchen and bread oven. The west courtyard wall was partly remodelled c.1490, to include gunholes and corner tower. In 1631 this was incorporated into Sauchie House, built by Alexander Schaw, who was knighted in 1633 by Charles I.

In c1710 the family moved to their new mansion of Schawpark. A cottage was built against the south end of Sauchie House. The tower roof fell in c1858 and the bartizans (corner turrets) and gables collapsed c1890. Sauchie House was demolished in 1930 and the cottage soon afterwards.

Sauchie Tower is owned by Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust, which has carried out remedial repairs. The Friends of Sauchie Tower were established to support the restoration of the tower. The group was awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to carry out the project entitled Sauchie Tower and its Environs, which included an excavation and research on the family, site and surroundings.

Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust and the Friends are planning to raise funds to complete the excavation of the site, finish the restoration of Sauchie Tower, conserve the ruins of Sauchie House and reshape the surrounding landscape.

]]> The Church was completed in 1995, incorporating three stained glass windows rescued after a fire in 1993. Solar PV panels were installed on the south-facing roof in October 2011 and raise income through the Feed-in-Tariff. They saved over 6.0 tons of CO2 in the first year and have exceeded the target of a 30% carbon reduction. Energy efficient lighting and video projection of service sheets reduce the energy consumption.

www.greenhomesnetwork.org.uk

]]> On the most northerly hill-top in the UK, site one of our most strategic MoD tracking stations, a vital cog in North Atlantic defence. The radar station on the hilltop will be open for two tours, rebuilt in 1991, the 1940 original was destroyed by 197mph winds. Pre-booking essential.

]]> Between 1717-1799, the recusant, isolated Catholic seminary at Scalan educated and prepared boys for the priesthood, sending them to the Scots College at Rome and subsequent ordination. The 2-storey house (later a farmhouse) is witness to the tenacity of its adherents.

]]> The museum is centred around the former fuel oil pumping station at Lyness Naval Base. The exhibition illustrates the importance of Scapa Flow as a base for the British fleet throughout history, concentrating on its role during two world wars. Although work to build a shore depot for the Royal Navy in Scapa Flow began at the end of 1917, most of the Lyness Royal Naval Base developed between 1937 and 1943. The museum is housed in the former fuel oil pumping station and associated buildings.

The Pumphouse, which now forms part of the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum, was constructed in 1937. Oil was offloaded from tankers and brought through an underground pipeline into the Pumphouse. Steam power was then used to pump the oil into storage tanks through a network of pipes.

The Boiler Room houses three Lancashire boilers. Only one of these still has its makers plate, which shows that it was built by Wilson Boilermakers Ltd of Lillybank Works in Glasgow in 1938. The boilers supplied steam at 125 psi and the furnaces are oil fired with steam atomisers. Steam from the boilers was used to power three pairs of triple expansion pumps, housed in the Pump Room. Two of these were built by the Worthington Pump Co. Ltd., London, in 1916 and were originally installed at Port Edgar, a WW1 naval base on the Firth of Forth. The third was built for Lyness by the firms successor, Worthington-Simpson Ltd, Newark, in 1935 and installed here new in 1937 to supplement the other two units. Steam was supplied to the engines at 125 psi and they operated at 28 strokes per minute, with a capacity of 1000 tons per hour.

Other exhibits are on display in one of the surface oil storage tanks, which also houses and audio-visual history of Scapa Flow. The former boat store holds a collection of small traditional Orkney craft, plus a boat once used as a floating bank and a motor launch from the German High Seas Fleet which scuttled itself in Scapa Flow in 1919.

]]> A night-time scare-trail through Ayr's ghostly past, led by storyteller Rosie Mapplebeck.

All guided tours are free and must be booked in advance through the Townscape Heritage Initiative

Office. Please email: toria.cassidy@south-ayrshire.gov.uk or telephone: 01292 617606

Places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis.

]]> Schop will allow you to� discover if you have a creative three dimensional mind and hopefully allow you to leave with a sharpened sense of perception about the buildings around you.

]]> SASA provides a range of scientific services and advice on behalf of the Scottish Government relating to agriculture, plant health, biodiversity and the environment. SASA was based at East Craigs from 1920 and moved to this purpose-built laboratory facility in 2006. The building on SASA�s farm was designed to achieve as high a BREEAM certification as possible, attaining a �Very Good� rating.

www.sasa.gov.uk

]]> Score Group Plc is a privately owned international organisation headquartered at Glenugie Engineering Works, Peterhead. The group employs over 800 employees in 10 countries worldwide and supplies to the aerospace, chemical, defence, hydrocarbon, medical, mining, processing and utility industries worldwide a range of safely designed engineering solutions in all aspects of fluid flow management associated with valves and industrial gas turbine performance. This is the company headquarters and where the majority of employees work on all aspects of valve solution, catering for valves with a weight of a few ounces to 100 metric tonnes. In the test facilities at Peterhead there is no parameter from a pressure retention standpoint that the company cannot safely work within. The recruitment policy for Glenugie is wherever possible to employ local people and train them in best practice for the industry.

]]> Score Group Plc is a privately owned international organisation headquartered at Glenugie Engineering Works, Peterhead. The group employs over 800 employees in 10 countries worldwide and supplies to the aerospace, chemical, defence, hydrocarbon, medical, mining, processing and utility industries worldwide a range of safely designed engineering solutions in all aspects of fluid flow management associated with valves and industrial gas turbine performance. Located in the south western outskirts of Peterhead, this is where the company has established the Glen (Ground Level Engine Test Facility). This facility allows the testing of industrial gas turbines and by so doing optimises power generation to fuel consumption studying emissions in order to improve environmental performance of these turbines. More than 50% of the ground area on this site is set aside to encourage local fauna, wildlife, small mammals and nesting birds. In this respect this site is under the care of SAC Consultants to ensure the site maximises biodiversity whilst minimising environmental impact. It is the company?s intention to carry out wind turbine research on the site.

]]> Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Scotland Street School Museum offers a fascinating glimpse into the past. See what school days were like in the reign of Queen Victoria, during World War II, and in the swinging 60s.

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]]> It is just over 150 years since the wash house was first opened next to the well. Both were designed by the eminent architect David Bryce as part of a scheme to enhance the village. Scotlandwell-in-Bloom recently restored the buildings.

]]> In 1734 the Scots Mining Company built a house at Leadhills for their agent and manager, James Stirling. The House was designed by William Adam, one of a family of architects, and whose great achievement is Hopetoun House.

The house at Leadhills is probably the only surviving small house that William Adam built. The wooded areas have never been altered or "improved".

]]> Splendid offices for The Scotsman by Dunn & Findlay, 1899-1902, converted, 2001, into the 5-star Scotsman Hotel. Palatial entrance hall with swags of fruits and flowers carved in oak and a grand marble stair with full-height stained glass window. Modern arts and crafts bring a touch of humour to the public rooms.�

]]> The Scotsman Steps are an important part of Edinburgh�s cityscape, they link the Old and New Towns and have historically been considered as a road. Before restoration by Edinburgh World Heritage and Edinburgh City Council, they were extremely dilapidated, and vulnerable to misuse.

The Fruitmarket Gallery suggested commissioning a public artwork for the Steps as part of the renovation, to help change the public perception of them, and to fulfill the Gallery�s mission to make contemporary art freely accessible. Martin Creed, with his smart response to public space, his ability to engage with materials and their surroundings, and his understanding of the creative possibilities embedded in the act of going up and down steps, seemed an obvious choice for the commission. Using 104 different marbles Creed describes the work as a microcosm of the whole world � stepping on the different marble steps is like walking through the world.

]]> Arup first practised in Edinburgh in 1960. Over the next few years, staff numbers increased, occupying several offices throughout Edinburgh. To bring its staff together and accommodate growth, Arup Associates was commissioned to design a purpose built office. The resulting pavilion within the walled garden of the original Scotstoun House was designed principally by Peter Foggo during 1964/65 and occupied in December 1966. Scotstoun House has since been owned and occupied by Arup, which includes the recent refurbishment.]]> Listed Category B 1870-80 by A Marshall Mackenzie, 3-storey and attic building on the site of the 17C Ritchie's House. First floor room has large fireplace dated 1688, Initialled IDCV for John Donaldson and Catherine Urquhart, his wife, together with the Donaldson arms. The projecting oriel window recalls that originally on Ritchie's House.

]]> Fronts earlier symmetrical group by William Smith, 1853, 1860, 1868 in harled Scots Baronial which includes pair of circular towers with conical slated roofs with pronounced bell-cast. Ambitious symmetrical design in Scots-Perpendicular. Centre block dominated by square crenellated porte-coch?re tower in his Marischal College manner. Two storey advanced wings, in roughly squared granite blocks of varying size with Auchindoir freestone dressings.

]]> Rutland Square, Georgian in style, is a significant surviving example of one of the most important and best-preserved examples of urban planning in Britain. It is A-listed and designated as part of Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site and Conservation Area. In 1894 the Scottish Arts Club bought 24 Rutland Square as a meeting place for all arts disciplines, painters, sculptors, musicians, writers and ‘lay’ members interested in the arts.

GLOBAL CONNECTIONS

We will have a special exhibition showing the historic buildings, used by Arts Clubs around the world with which we have reciprocal arrangements. We regularly host visitors from these clubs which are as close as Glasgow and as far away as Melbourne.

ACTIVITIES

On display will be information on the history of the building, including names of the owners before it was purchased by the Club, together with illustrations of typical inhabitants. The monthly exhibition in September is of work by one of our current members, Gordon Mitchell RSA RSW RGI.

Saturday - illustrated talk by Dr James Lawson on the Bauhaus. 12:00.

Lunch will be served in the dining room from 13:00 to 14.30 on Saturday. Advance booking is required by telephoning 0131 229 8157.

]]> Follow in the footsteps of a dancer with a behind-the-scenes tour at Scottish Ballet's purpose-built headquarters. Wander through Wardrobe, take a peek into Production, and see the studios where modern ballet is created and rehearsed.

Scottish Ballet was founded by Peter Darrell in 1969, and will celebrate its 50th anniversary next year. In June 2009 it moved to purpose-built national headquarters at the Tramway international arts centre. All aspects of the building were carefully designed, from the locally sourced Douglas Fir corridors to the natural ventilation in the rehearsal studios.

As Scotland's national dance company, we aim to move people by sharing our passion and creating exceptional dance. Our mission is to inspire on stage and beyond, showcasing our nation's creativity and bringing ballet to the widest possible audience.

Our award-winning performances take place all over Scotland - from our biggest cities to our most remote communities. We also tour the world, promoting Scotland's diverse and pioneering spirit far and wide.

]]> The new £54m Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine (SCRM) building was officially opened by HRH Princess Royal on the 28th May 2012. The contemporary building is the first large-scale, purpose-built facility of its kind in the UK and provides accommodation for up to 250 stem cell scientists. It contains state of- the-art laboratory and support space and a clinical translation unit - enabling the production of cells suitable for future therapeutic applications. The building’s internal form mimics a ‘pebble in a pond’ effect: write-up spaces and offices are located around the perimeter, with concentric rings of laboratories and smaller specialised rooms moving towards the centre of the building. Sustainability is central to the design of the SCRM building and 76% of the energy needed to operate the building is contributed from renewable sources. Sustainable design features include solar panels on the roof, a ground source heat pump system below ground and rainwater collection for flushing the WCs.

]]> In the heart of the new Forth Valley Royal Hospital, the Scottish Centre for Simulation & Clinical Human Factors is a state-of-the-art multi-professional training facility and the only high fidelity simulation centre in Scotland. It was established in 1998 and is increasingly recognised as a pivotal part of training a safe and capable healthcare workforce.

The centre boasts a range of mid and high fidelity mannequins including adult, child, baby and neonatal simulators. Courses are run for all levels of healthcare personnel and a range of specialities, including emergency medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and anaesthetics. The high-tech “robots” are used to simulate a range of medical conditions, including heart attacks and convulsions and the course participants’ actions are monitored and recorded. The participants then take part in a facilitated debrief where their decision-making and actions are analysed in order to see why things went well or perhaps were challenging.

]]> This is the old Victorian Fire Station in Greenock, which opened in 1887 and closed in 1960. It is now the Scottish Fire and Rescue Services Museum and Heritage Centre. There is a complete range of fire engines and fire fighting equipment and uniforms on display covering the period The Fire Station was open. Further details can be obtained at www.sfrheritagetrust.org.

Children’s quiz sheets, interactive games

]]> Nestled on the hillside of Calton Hill, the Scottish Free French House is the Official Residence of the Consul General of France in Edinburgh. The building was purchased in 1942 by the Free French, who fled Nazi-occupied France and rallied around General de Gaulle in Britain to plan the Liberation of France. Since then the House has been the home of France?s much longer relationship with Scotland, and it has welcomed numerous guests coming from all over the world.

]]> Charlestown Workshops are the former 1705 estate workshops for Broomhall, the seat of the Earl of Elgin. Charlestown Workshops were restored and converted in 2000 as the offices and training centre for the Scottish Lime Centre Trust – an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence for the conservation, repair & maintenance of traditional buildings. Come and see what we have achieved in nearly 25 years of operation

]]> This hidden gem is a treat for all ages. The extensive collection showcases the history of masks and puppets, with exhibits from all over the world � you can even make your own. Tour the theatre, library, film effects centre and workshops.

We are fund raising to convert our former salt and grit stores situated to the rear of the building to a new 107 seat theatre with retractable seating. This will allow us to accommodate the continued and growing demand for our regular children and families programme of puppet and magic shows for one and all at the Centre; which includes Halloween, Easter, Christmas events and our family workshops. Every year to help you through the October schools week we runs a wee festival called MAGIPUP, a week long programme of magic and puppets to keep everyone entertained.

Please visit WHAT�S ON at www.maskandpuppet.co.uk for full details of our Doors Open Days events. The shows are all free and there will be lots of fun puppet and mask design packs for the children; to colour-in cut out and assemble in our cafe (�1.50 helping raising funds for the centre and our new theatre), while adults have a tea or coffee, sample our home-baking or soup and rest any weary feet.

We are a dedicated hands on creative space, with a large archive of collection materials, which go out as touring exhibitions, to museums and galleries around the country; Scotland to the Isle of White to Cork and everywhere in between. We also house an extensive library of books related to puppets and masks at SMPC.

We showcase Scottish and English puppeteers and host international companies, hold residencies and act as a meeting place for all. We run both in-house and outreach workshops and projects with puppets and masks for children, families, schools, community groups and organisations in addition to hiring out spaces to film and TV companies and also to the Scottish Conjurer's association who continue to meet regularly through the year Sep - May for their lecture and demonstration programme, always with a tea break half way through the evening, at SMPC on a Wednesday night.

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]]> The yard, originally ?Quality Court? on Quality Lane (pre 1777) has been home to the Club since 2007. The rebuild by Alexander Hunter Crawford in 1891, incorporating earlier 19th Century workshops and warehouses, has been internally altered to provide workshop facilities for Lapidary ? the cutting and polishing of stones (a traditional Scottish craft), silversmithing and the faceting of gemstones. It also houses a comprehensive Library and Club collections of Scottish agates and minerals with selected displays.

]]> The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art comprises two buildings � Modern One and Modern Two, the latter housing the Archives and Library. The Modern Two building was originally an orphanage, and was converted to a gallery space in the late 20^th century. The Archives and Library house an unrivalled collection of works on paper and an extensive library, and is usually open only by appointment.�

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]]> The Scottish National Gallery comprises the Gallery Building and the Academy Building, both designed by William Henry Playfair in the mid-19^th Century. Situated in the Gallery Building, the Prints & Drawings Study Room and Research Library houses an unrivalled collection of works on paper and an extensive library, and is usually open only by appointment.�

www.nationalgalleries.org

]]> The former headquarters of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland � now the administrative home of Scottish Opera. Commissioned by IESIS in 1907, it has a richly decorative interior, marble staircases and a stunning series of stained glass windows.�

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]]> This unique national resource and advocate for the art of poetry is committed to bringing the pleasures and benefits of poetry to as wide an audience as possible. Established in 1984, the SPL is the only independently constituted and housed poetry library in the UK. Over 45,000 items are held in collections and archives. The modern and functional building recently underwent an extensive renovation.

]]> Bo’ness Station is dominated by the 8-bay Haymarket Shed with its fluted cast iron columns supporting an elliptical arched arcade with decorative spandrels.

As well as this famous Shed the train enthusiasts of the SRPS have amassed a huge range of buildings in order to provide a working railway. The buildings range from modern warehouses to traditional goods sheds. These enable the steam engines to be maintained daily, carriages to be stripped down and diesel locomotives rebuilt.

]]> The Scottish Seabird Centre at North Berwick Harbour is a dynamic visitor attraction set in a stunning landmark building. Remote control cameras allow visitors to observe live images of wildlife from the offshore islands and surrounding waters.

]]> The home of Scotland's stories houses stunning contemporary spaces and facilities for all to enjoy.

The building provides not only an exhibition space and theatre but a unique 'Storytelling Bothy' for live performances.

]]> A rotunda design, with glass canopy over the landward side which shelters a ceramic mosaic, itself the result of a design competition. The station houses the controls, pumps, valves and switchgear ~ the 'tip of the iceberg' relative to the whole system. Informative guidance will be at hand.

]]> Housed at basement level, SYT resides in this purpose-designed conversation of Glasgow's former Sheriff Court. Get a glimpse behind the scenes at Scotland's national youth theatre, featuring rehearsal rooms, a dance studio and a studio theatre with backstage facilities.

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]]> The Sculpture Placement Group, an organisation that works

with artists to place sculptures in locations throughout the

country, has two sculptures located in Bannockburn House

for Doors Open Days visitors to enjoy. The group launched the

Sculpture Adoption Scheme in 2018 and has so far placed 35

sculptures in new locations, bringing the artist and organisation

together to negotiate an adoption benefiting both parties.

For more information about the scheme contact info@

sculptureplacementgroup.org.uk

Limited disabled access.

]]> Seafield is Scotland?s largest wastewater treatment works, treating the wastewater from the population equivalent of 850,000 people and is open for organised tours on Doors Open Day. You will hear how Edinburgh?s wastewater was treated in the past, then discover how it is treated today. Gone are the days where sewage was tossed into the streets or loaded onto the Gardyloo ship - you?ll see how today's treatment methods adhere to strict environmental regulations and even produce energy rich products such as green energy that can be exported to the national grid, and a nutrient rich fertiliser that is used in agriculture.

]]> The Seagull Trust is a charity that exists to provide canal trips for disabled people. The Kirkintilloch boathouse was built to accommodate the Trust's first Forth & Clyde Canal vessel, the Yarrow Seagull, launched in 1984.

]]> A herb nursery on the outskirts of Edinburgh opened in April this year. It is a 7.5 acre organic, tranquil green space with a bee observatory, vintage glasshouse, orchard, shop, caf� and more. A Silver Gilt Medal winner at Gardening Scotland 2014.

]]> The Scottish Ecological Design (sponsored by the Glasgow Institute of Architects) held their annual Ecological Cycling and Walking tour this year which was set around Dunoon and the Cowal Peninsula.

Peninsula Expedition builds on last year?s very enjoyable Island Expedition held on Bute when cyclists and walkers spent their September Weekend visiting buildings and projects with an emphasis on all things sustainable.

]]> Join Chris Grant from Parkour Generations Glasgow on a journey through the city from the eyes of a Traceur - a practitioner of Parkour. Chris shares his perspective on how the city's architecture creates opportunity for movement, exercise and exploration.

]]> A free standing, single bay, single storey fire station with ladder tower and drill yard. The relatively modern station is one of eleven fire stations in the Scottish Borders with Retained firefighters on duty.�

]]> Originally Selkirk First United Presbyterian Church it became the Parish Church in 1986. The building is a landmark in the town with its tall 3 storey tower topped with stone spire.�

]]> One of the most conspicuous features of the town, this B listed courthouse was built as the County Buildings by David Rhind in 1868, in the opulent Scottish Baronial style.�

It is precipitously sited on a steep downhill slope opposite the jailhouse (now the public library) with which it is linked underground.� Resplendent courtroom with open timber roof.� It replaced the smaller courthouse in the Market Place presided over by Sir Walter Scott.

]]> In October 2010, Total awarded Petrofac a lump-sum engineering, procurement, supply, construction and commissioning contract to develop the new Shetland Gas Plant (SGP) which, when completed, will facilitate the transportation of gas from the Laggan and Tormore fields back to Total’s gas terminal at St Fergus, near Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. Petrofac is executing the works and overseeing the development of the SGP through to its handover to Total in 2014.

The mobilisation phase of the Shetland Gas Plant project began with the manufacture and construction of the modularised accommodation block – the Sella Ness Accommodation Facility. Sella Ness opened in July 2011 and can now accommodate up to 850 people working on the project. The accommodation facility includes a shop, library, laundry, internet cafe, restaurant, gymnasium and bar, as well as a medical facility and five-a-side, all weather football pitch.

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