Briefing

Land of Stone: a journey through modern architecture in Scotland

By 2023-08-18T00:58:00

7.15 Pier Arts, Stromness, Orkney - Copy

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In this excerpt from his new book, Roger Emmerson considers the importance of Modernism, regionalism and cultural identity in the evolution of Scottish architecture

Everyone from Immanuel Kant to The Broons has something relevant to say about Scottish architecture. Karel Čapek, the Czech playwright who gave English the word ‘robot’, called it ‘stonily grey and strange of aspect’, while American architect Louis I Kahn thought of it as ‘fairy-tale’.

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