Mousa to Mackintosh: The Scottishness of Scottish Architecture

PART OF THE Let the Sun Shine ISSUE

‘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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