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Mackintosh designed a number of Tea Rooms for his enlightened patron Miss Catherine Cranston. In Sauchiehall Street, his design genius was…
Glasgow University has a wealth of imposing and impressive buildings. Historian Dr Ronnie Scott focuses on the important contribution that Charles…
Karen Beauchamp specalises in working with archives and recreating designs for specialist projects. Her illustrated talk will include samples of her…
In conversation with the New Glasgow Society. Learn about the history and future of one of Glasgow�s oldest civic groups through the stories and…
Scotstlye: 100 years of Scottish Architecture is a new book and touring exhibition produced for the 2016 Festival of Architecture. Join contributing…
Learn how Mackintosh's stencillied scheme for the House for an Art Lover was re-created 20 years ago by Elizabeth Viguie Culshaw, artist stenciller.…
Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw from the Lansdowne House of Stencils has extensive knowledge and experience in historic stenciling re-creation for listed…
Helen McCook was Head of Costume and Textiles at Bonham's and teaches at the Royal School of Needlework. Regularly commissioned for a wide range of…
Join Saqib Razzaq from Colourful Heritage and Isobel McDonald from Scotland Street School Museum to learn about the history and contribution of South…
It lies behind the prehistoric patterns that Ludovic McLellan Mann and Harry Bell argued underlie modern Glasgow. Can we still see prehistory in…
Join Helen Kendrick and Photographer Neale Smith as they take you behind the front doors of some of the city�s most alluring buildings. This…
Join Helen Kendrick and photographer Neale Smith as they take you behind the front doors of some of the city's most alluring buildings. This…
Scotland has some of the most architecturally diverse cinema buildings of anywhere in the world. This double-act led talk will cover the full range of…
Ever fancied learning more about the much-loved 'Clockwork Orange'? Did you know Glasgow's first 'Underground' wasn't the Subway - it was the 'City…
Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow Facebook page, uses archive snaps to take a sideways look at Glasgow, its architecture, people, and places.…
Stephen Mullen presents this fascinating lecture which explores Glasgow's mercantile past from 1660 and examines the links with tobacco, slavery, the…
In 1916 Glasgow Academy was a boy's private school. Reconstituted as a War Memorial Trust in a memory of former pupils who fell, this talk describes…
A talk by the new owners of George Walton�s Aultwharriemansion in Dunblane and its recent restoration. Extensiveinternal and exterior work to uncover…
George Square- the heart of Glasgow and central to its identity. But how did the square come into being, how has it evolved over three centuries and…
This talk explores Glasgow�s fascinating history through its place-names. These place-names provide evidence of the languages spoken locally from the…
In the old coach house where her grandmother grew up, which is now Brel on Ashton Lane in the West End of Glasgow, a family member will chat about…
Over 800 ships were built at Fairfield. Ian Buxton, President of the World Ship Society, explores the types and classes of ships since 1860. Duration:…
Theatres, music halls, circuses, zoos, roller-skating rinks and early cinemas are among the diverse examples of Glaswegian entertainment architecture…
New owner of Backhausen , Dr Louise Kiesling will givea talk on the history of this famous Austrian 165 year oldfabric company, focusing on it�s…
Join us for a fascinating talk about our about our world-renowned Robert Burns Collection by one of the Special Collections librarians. When the…
A series of talks from the craft men & women responsiblefor the painstaking work being undertaken to restore theworld famous Mackintosh building…
A lecture and panel talk discussing the conservationphilosophy guiding the work undertaken to conserve,restore and rebuild the Mackintosh Building,…
In the 1960's the typical merchant ships built by Clyde yards, cargo and passenger liners, began to be superseded by new vessel types-roll-on/roll-off…
Discover how our well planned and contemporary urban space conveys how we value people and has a positive impact on how our services are run. A…
Architect Brian McGinlay will be giving a talk about the award winning refurbishment of South Block. Undertaken by Nord Architects on behalf of Wasps…
Join Liz Davidson, the Senior Project Manager responsible for overseeing the repair and restoration of the Glasgow School of Art, following the…
Journalist and writer Norry Wilson, curator of the Lost Glasgow Facebook page, uses old photographs and forgotten stories- some true, some tall- to…
Director of ANTA Scotland Annie Stewart follows a history of tartan from the 16th century to contemporary incarnations including those produced by…
The History Girls Frae Scotland will delve into the fascinating history of Glasgow through its female inhabitants. Researchers Rachael and Karen will…
Discover a Thomson villa and 2 villas by other architects, some of Alexander Thomson�s beautiful external detailing of 5 of his residential buildings…
The Empire Exhibition held in Bellahouston Park in 1938 was the fourth of the ve great exhibitions held in Glasgow between 1888 and 1988, but is…
Glasgow's growth in the 1700's through global trade is well known, but who was the city's architect? This talk, led by Dr Anthony Lewis, examines the…
The Radical Martyrs, John Baird and Andrew Hardie, were tried for treason, found guilty, and sentenced to be hung drawn and quartered. The Sighthill…
A chance to see 2 films by Chris Leslie, who will discuss his documentry work in Govan and Glasgow. '(Re)Imagining Glasgow' looks at Glasgow's…
Many politicians world-wide are keen on their cities becoming part of the Smart City Elite. This talk will ask: How can we ensure that this race to…
A photographic journey using historic city images and stories to explore the theme of childhood and growing up in an ever-changing city.
A talk about the innovation and diversity in the design, reception and legacy of Scotland's post-war New Towns.
How could play help us develop our cities? A talk exploring Scotland's contribution to La Biennale Architettura di Venezia 2018, featuring projects…
A talk on how Land Reform and Community Empowerment might re-shape the way we own, build and see the spaces in which we live.
A new optimism following WWII bolstered a boom for new architecture, transforming the way we built in the post-war years. This talk takes a look at…
This talk explores the architectural themes pursued by Isi Metzstein and Andy MacMillan of Gillespie, Kidd and Coia between 1956 and 1987 which found…
The 1990 Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, despite being substantial, is in fact the only surviving component of a 1960s/70s plan to construct a much bigger…
The 2050 Climate Group educates, engages and empowers young people to take climate change actions to enable a low carbon and climate resilient…
A history of Glasgow's great roads from prehistory to the present day and why people thought that the M8 was a good idea.
Our modern towns and cities have been designed around cars. In this talk we ask if walking can create a new way to see and redesign 21st century…
The Scottish Ecological Design Association look back at their 2016 publication of 100 buildings exemplifying a more thoughtful response to social,…
John Cavanagh discusses The Piper at the Age of Dawn. You will also have the opportunity to listen to album on the main stage of the Glasgow Royal…
Hannah Robinson shares her unusual Edinburgh secrets at Liberton Tower.Tour, quiz, drinks and book signing - 'Secret Edinburgh an unusual guide'�
Join architectural historian Barnabas Calder for a look at the long standing relationship between architecture and energy, focusing on Brutalism.…
Chair of the Cockburn Association, Cliff HagueTalk:�how can we ensure that heritage is at the heart of a vision for Edinburgh.
Dr John W ArthurJames Clerk Maxwell, the worlds greatest physicist of 19th Century, was born in 1831 at 14 India Street. The talk will explain why he…
Richard Rodger, Professor of Economic and Social HistoryThe Edinburgh Atlas (E-ATLAS) will provide a new digital atlas of Edinburgh structured around…
David McLean�is Edinburgh born and bred, with a keen interest in the history and architecture of the city. Since 2011 David has managed the popular…
Inter-war Housing of Ebenezer MacRae, Edinburgh City ArchitectSteven RobbSteven works in the Heritage Management Directorate leading a team that deals…
Healthy Buildings: light, landscape, timber and breathing constructionby Malcolm Fraser, ArchitectThe nursery at Edinburgh University's King's…
Crichton Woods, Architect"As a child my grandfather spent a considerable amount of time with me. I remember being taken on numerous walking tours…
Richard Murphy, ArchitectA new public use for one of our greatest public buildings Thomas Hamilton's Royal High School is one of Scotland's most…
Situated in the heart of The University of Edinburgh?s historic Old College, Talbot Rice Gallery is one of Scotland?s leading contemporary art…
This remarkable burial ground of the Taits of Harviestoun stands on its own in a field and is encircled by a high stone wall. The 5 monuments and wall…
The French Renaissance style former Town Hall by Andrew Maitland and Sons, 1874-76 was converted for use as Picture house/Cinema in the 1920s. The…
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts CentreThe Centre was founded in 1993 by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath and the Uist Art Association and the museum explores North Uist's social,…
The Centre was founded in 1993 by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath and the Uist Art Association and the museum explores North Uist's social,…
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum and Arts CentreThe Centre was founded in 1993 by Comann Eachdraidh Uibhist a Tuath and the Uist Art Association and the museum explores North Uist’s social,…
Taigh ChearsabhaghTaigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre is a hub for people to meet, share ideas, learn new skills and experience exhibitions and events that are…
Taigh Chearsabhagh Museum & Arts Centre is a hub for people to meet, share ideas, learn new skills and experience exhibitions and events that are…
This is a traditional Synagogue serving the Grampian and North East region There is no permanent Rabbi, but the centre still hosts a series of social,…
syma x8 over buittle castleLocated by the River Clyde, SWG3 has been expanding and growing for over 13 years to become one of the most significant cultural hubs in the country.…
A Smack Rigged “Fiffie” fishing boat originally launched in 1900, the Swan was purchased in 1991 by the Swan Trust and brought back to her…
Come and see the largest collection of Pictish carvings anywhere – still in the place where they were made over 1500 years ago. As well as telling the…
This striking. timber-clad building is designed to maximise natural daylight and ventilation, to reduce solar gain and provide a state-of-the-art…
Sutherland & Co.’s studio is located in the seaside town of North Berwick. Occupying a former lane running between the High Street and Forth…
A classical 1832 building houses 18th century anatomy specimens and visiting medical exhibitions.
A classical 1832 building houses 18th century anatomy specimens and visiting medical exhibitions.
Surgeons' Hall Museums Virtual TourA classical 1832 building houses 18th century anatomy specimens and visiting medical exhibitions.
A classical 1832 building houses 18th century anatomy specimens and visiting medical exhibitions.
Surgeons� Hall Museum houses one of the largest and most historic collections of surgical pathology in the World. The Museum was developed as a…
Come and visit Parliament House which is steeped in history and has impressive architecture. Upon entering the prestigious Parliament Hall you?ll gain…
Millbuies was the home of benefactor George Boyd Anderson and reflects his expansive, innovative, creative and slightly eccentric personality.…
Sunnyside Royal HospitalFounded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie, it was originally called the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary, and Dispensary.
It was brought under NHS control…
Founded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie, it was originally called the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary, and Dispensary.
It was brought under NHS control…
Sunnyside Royal HospitalFounded in 1781 by Susan Carnegie, it was originally called the Montrose Lunatic Asylum, Infirmary, and Dispensary. It was brought under NHS control…
A fine survival of an 18th century cottage. The cottage uniquely retains its Celtic Cuppills (‘crucks’), thatch and evidence for a hanging lum…
Joseph Thomson, a famous explorer of Africa, was born in this cottage in 1858. When his father bought the house in 1856, he used his master building…
Sun05Apr2020 - Balmaclellan, Kells & Dalry linked with CarsphairnSummerlee, the museum of Scottish Industrial Life, reopened in September 2008 following a major £10 million redevelopment.The main exhibition hall was…
Summerhall is a vibrant cultural village in the heart of Edinburgh. A place where things happen, all kinds of interesting, wonderful and downright…
Designed by Robert Stevenson, this was Shetland’s first lighthouse, built in 1821, perched atop the cliffs of Shetland’s most southerly…
Converted from a nineteenth century farmhouse, the Sulwath Centre was opened in April 2009 to promote lifelong learning on the Solway. Located in the…
A family owned Sulwath Brewers real ale brewery. The traditional brewing methods used here have helped to create a thriving business selling to…
Sue Ryder Dee View Court is a specialist neurological care centre in Kincorth, Aberdeen, caring for people aged 18 and over with life-changing…
Scotland�s leading digital media brand opens its doors for a behind the scenes look at our Glasgow headquarters. STV reaches over 3.5 million viewers…
This building with tall minimalist facade and single window combines artist and architect studios and workshops with residential space. Existing…
The Studio Pavilion is an addition to House for an Art Lover that offers free contemporary art in a public park, through a robust and diverse…
The history of a 210-year-old manse is presented in the form of traditional storytelling talk, with images and illustrations covering the origin of…