Craigievar: a fresh look at Scotland's premier tower-houseBRYCE, IAN B. D.
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.0001
By critically assessing the probable nature and extent of the Mortimer work at Craigievar an unrecognised aspect of this much-praised but inadequately analysed structure emerges. Comparison with certain other castles reveals a kinship with a limited but specific group. It also suggests that the concept of the Mortimer laird, when he commenced his work in the 1580s, was a deliberate statement of his Catholic faith. This was radically differentfrom that of the Protestant Forbes laird who acquired the unfinished building in 1610, and by 1626 had effectively removed or concealed the unwanted symbolism. Mortimer's personal stamp can be deduced and it can be asserted that hisfinished house would have been, externally at least, of deliberately less exaltedform.
Craigievar: a fresh look at Scotland's premier tower-houseBRYCE, IAN B. D.
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.11.11.1
By critically assessing the probable nature and extent of the Mortimer work at Craigievar an unrecognised aspect of this much-praised but inadequately analysed structure emerges. Comparison with certain other castles reveals a kinship with a limited but specific group. It also suggests that the concept of the Mortimer laird, when he commenced his work in the 1580s, was a deliberate statement of his Catholic faith. This was radically differentfrom that of the Protestant Forbes laird who acquired the unfinished building in 1610, and by 1626 had effectively removed or concealed the unwanted symbolism. Mortimer's personal stamp can be deduced and it can be asserted that hisfinished house would have been, externally at least, of deliberately less exaltedform.
William Chambers, the ‘Very pretty Conoisseur’ – the interiors at Duddingston House and the Inventory of 1790BURRELL, KIRSTY
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.11.11.12
This paper constitutes a short introduction to the fascinating and revealing inventory of the contents of Duddingston House (designed by Chambers in 1763 for fames, 8th Earl of Abercorn), compiled in June 1790 following the death of the Earl in the previous year. 1 The interest of the inventory lies not only in the description of the contents and decoration of the house (furniture, curtains, carpets, china etc, down to sheetsfor the ‘Common servants’ and 30 plain pewter plates for the servants hall ‘almost wore out’), but also in the light that it sheds on the way in which the house was used. From the titles of the rooms, the list ofthefurniture in each room, and the order in which they are given, one can deduce where each room was, and how it was used; one can literally follow the inventory's compiler on a guided tour from room to room round the house (Figures 2.1 and 2.2).
William Chambers, the ‘Very pretty Conoisseur’ – the interiors at Duddingston House and the Inventory of 1790BURRELL, KIRSTY
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.0002
This paper constitutes a short introduction to the fascinating and revealing inventory of the contents of Duddingston House (designed by Chambers in 1763 for fames, 8th Earl of Abercorn), compiled in June 1790 following the death of the Earl in the previous year. 1 The interest of the inventory lies not only in the description of the contents and decoration of the house (furniture, curtains, carpets, china etc, down to sheetsfor the ‘Common servants’ and 30 plain pewter plates for the servants hall ‘almost wore out’), but also in the light that it sheds on the way in which the house was used. From the titles of the rooms, the list ofthefurniture in each room, and the order in which they are given, one can deduce where each room was, and how it was used; one can literally follow the inventory's compiler on a guided tour from room to room round the house (Figures 2.1 and 2.2).
Patrick Geddes' concept of conservative surgeryHAWORTH, RACHEL
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.0003
Patrick Geddes (1854–1932) was a social reformer and planner whose interests defied categorisation. His concept of conservation was an holistic one, concerned with built heritage as part of a broader vision of ‘civic evolution’. This paper describes how conservative surgery takes into account the existing physical, social and symbolic landscape of a place in order to allow its most favourable future development.
Towards a municipal housing blueprint: the Architects' Panel competition and its aftermath, 1918–1919.FREW, JOHN
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.0004
Few pieces of legislation have impacted on the Scottish built environment with greater consequence than the 1919 Housing, Town Planning (Scotland) Act, which, famously (and a month after the passing of equivalent legislation for England and Wales), established the framework for the nation's first fully co-ordinated programme of municipal house building. Although the broad outlines of the early phases of the housing programme are familiar enough' less attention has been paid to events in the period leading up to the Act, as the architectural profession made preparations to exploit the opportunities provided by Government intervention. This paper throws light on some of these activities and brings focus to bear on the ‘Architects Panel’ competition of November 1918, highlighting the importance of the publication that developed from this and the significant points of difference the episode affirmed between conventions of council house design north and south of the border.
Towards a municipal housing blueprint: the Architects' Panel competition and its aftermath, 1918–1919.FREW, JOHN
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.11.11.43
Few pieces of legislation have impacted on the Scottish built environment with greater consequence than the 1919 Housing, Town Planning (Scotland) Act, which, famously (and a month after the passing of equivalent legislation for England and Wales), established the framework for the nation's first fully co-ordinated programme of municipal house building. Although the broad outlines of the early phases of the housing programme are familiar enough' less attention has been paid to events in the period leading up to the Act, as the architectural profession made preparations to exploit the opportunities provided by Government intervention. This paper throws light on some of these activities and brings focus to bear on the ‘Architects Panel’ competition of November 1918, highlighting the importance of the publication that developed from this and the significant points of difference the episode affirmed between conventions of council house design north and south of the border.
A day in the life of a young trainee architect, Hamish McLachlanTHOMAS, JANE
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.11.11.55
In 1996, Hamish McLachlan, a former architecture student of Edinburgh College of Art, contacted the Principal to see whether the College would be interested in acquiring his student drawings (Figure 5.1). Professor Alistair Rowan in turn directed him to the National Monuments Record of Scotland, which he knew had significant holdings of student drawings, and so began a dialogue that has resulted not only in the deposit of ‘Mac's’ drawings but also in the documenting of many vivid memories of his architectural education and his training in Basil Spence's Edinburgh office. Ian Gow did much to encourage him in these reminiscences which are of particular interest to the NMRS because Mac was one of a band of students who helped with the Scottish National Buildings Record Emergency Survey of Stirling in 1940. 1
A day in the life of a young trainee architect, Hamish McLachlanTHOMAS, JANE
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.0005
In 1996, Hamish McLachlan, a former architecture student of Edinburgh College of Art, contacted the Principal to see whether the College would be interested in acquiring his student drawings (Figure 5.1). Professor Alistair Rowan in turn directed him to the National Monuments Record of Scotland, which he knew had significant holdings of student drawings, and so began a dialogue that has resulted not only in the deposit of ‘Mac's’ drawings but also in the documenting of many vivid memories of his architectural education and his training in Basil Spence's Edinburgh office. Ian Gow did much to encourage him in these reminiscences which are of particular interest to the NMRS because Mac was one of a band of students who helped with the Scottish National Buildings Record Emergency Survey of Stirling in 1940. 1
The myth of Gillespie Kidd & CoiaSTAMP, GAVIN
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.0006
Modern architecture in Glasgow is still generally associated with the unlikely exotic name of ‘Coia’. The Italian Glaswegian architect, Jack Coia, ran the firm of Gillespie Kidd & Coia for almost half a century and became associated with a large number of striking, if also problematic buildings erected in and around Glasgow in the 1950s and 1960s, mainly for the Roman Catholic church. Yet few in Glasgow really understand that the name of Coia actually stood and stands for a much larger, more complex and, indeed, more interesting phenomenon. Even more than remains so tiresomely the case with that earlier Glaswegian star, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the reality of a remarkable career is obscured by myth.
The myth of Gillespie Kidd & CoiaSTAMP, GAVIN
2000 Architectural Heritage
doi: 10.3366/arch.2000.11.11.68
Modern architecture in Glasgow is still generally associated with the unlikely exotic name of ‘Coia’. The Italian Glaswegian architect, Jack Coia, ran the firm of Gillespie Kidd & Coia for almost half a century and became associated with a large number of striking, if also problematic buildings erected in and around Glasgow in the 1950s and 1960s, mainly for the Roman Catholic church. Yet few in Glasgow really understand that the name of Coia actually stood and stands for a much larger, more complex and, indeed, more interesting phenomenon. Even more than remains so tiresomely the case with that earlier Glaswegian star, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, the reality of a remarkable career is obscured by myth.