Scotland Architecture Links

DiCamillo Companion. This is a database of houses and buildings of archiectural significance.It aims to list every country house built in Britain and Ireland, standing or demolished. The Database is updated daily and currently lists over 6,500 houses. It includes as many details as can be found about the houses, families who occupied them, and their estates, in a standardized format.

Edinburgh New Town, Architects of The Enlightenment.

The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland is concerned with the protection, preservation, study and appreciation of Scottish buildings.

Edinburgh Architectural Association, Architectural news and events from around Edinburgh and a list of all the architectural practices in the Edinburgh Architectural Association chapter area and a useful set of links - including the Scottish Building Regulations.

Edinburgh Contemporary Architecture, Architecture resource for Edinburgh. Aims to inform both locals and an international audience of Edinburgh's architecture scene - topical issues, new buildings and masterplans. The site is focused on contemporary architecture, is updated daily, and linked to over 300 other Edinburgh sites.

The Cockburn Association works to promote and enhance the amenity of Edinburgh and its surroundings and to preserve its architectural heritage and landscape. A number of examples of what the association regards as bad decisions on the part of architects and planning authorities are given.

The Lighthouse with 4 floors of exhibition space including a permanent Charles Rennie Mackintosh Interpretation Centre, a panoramic viewing platform, state of the art conference facilities, an education centre and associated retail, bar and restaurant units, the Lighthouse is Scotland's premier centre for promoting access, involvement and participation in architecture and design.

Royal Institute of Architecture in Scotland (RIAS) In addition to providing information about the professional organisation for architects in Scotland the RIAS site provided an on-line bookshop and links to Scottish schools of architecture.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society Dedicated to the great architect, this excellent site has a biography of CRM and extended pages on many of his buildings, some of which have panoramic 360 degree views.

Glasgow School of Art. The redesigned pages not only provide information about the school for the benefit of prospective students but have sections on the architect of the school Charles Rennie Mackintosh and School of Architecture. In particular, there is an excellent virtual tour of the Glasgow School of Art building.

The Hunterian Museum now contains the interior of a Mackintosh Designed House, formerly at 78 Southpark Avenue, Glasgow.

Great Buildings Online. Coverage is of great buildings around the world, including Scotland, with details of architect, dates, description and in many cases illustrations.

Carnegie Libraries of Scotland. An extensive site with information - and detailed coloured drawings - of the libraries which were created in Scotland as a result of the benefaction of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The various styles of architecture are discussed and there are photographs from 1907 of the inside of some of the buildings. There is also a comparative study of Carnegie's American libraries and a biography of Carnegie.

Glasgow - City of Sculpture. Not just sculpture but the work and biographies of over 220 sculptors and architects connected with Glasgow, covering over four centuries, with a wealth of material from the 'golden years' of the Victorian era.

Cathcart Circle Architecture - A Glasgow Tour.

Glasgow and Edinburgh - A Trail of Two Cities.

Works of David Hamilton (1768-1843) Based on an article which appeared in the Scottish Field in 1968 about the Glasgow architect who, although not as famous as Mackintosh or Thomson, was regarded in his day as highly successful and innovative. Drawings and illustrations of a number of his works are included in this site, including Lennox Castle and Airth Castle as well as Hamilton Palace and Royal Exchange. His proposal for the Houses of Parliament at Westminster (he came third in the competition) are also included.

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