Description

Book Synopsis

'Welcome to a journey of remarkable

buildings and remarkable thoughts about

these buildings, shaped as they are by deep time, modern ideas and Scottish culture. Readers are sure to see new vistas in the land of stone open before them' From the Foreword by PROFESSOR ANDREW PATRIZIO


What makes Scottish architecture Scottish?

What ideas drive Scottish architecture?

What has modern architecture in Scotland

meant to the Scots?


Ever since the ‘granny-tops’, rattling and clanking in the wind to draw smoke up the tenemental flues from open coal fires, caught my attention as a three-year-old, architecture and its many parts, purposes, processes and procedures has fascinated me. For me, architecture has always had profound significance.


'Land of Stone' seeks to disengage widely-held conceptions of what a Scottish architecture superficially looks like and to focus on the ideas and events – philosophical, political, practical and personal – that inspired architects and their clients to create the cities, towns, villages and buildings we cherish today.

Land of Stone: A Journey Through Modern

    Product form

    £21.25

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £25.00 – you save £3.75 (15%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Wed 24 Jun 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Roger Emmerson

    Out of stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Land of Stone: A Journey Through Modern by Roger Emmerson

      Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
      Publication Date: 30/11/2022
      ISBN13: 9781804250167, 978-1804250167
      ISBN10: 1804250163
      Also in:
      Architecture

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'Welcome to a journey of remarkable

      buildings and remarkable thoughts about

      these buildings, shaped as they are by deep time, modern ideas and Scottish culture. Readers are sure to see new vistas in the land of stone open before them' From the Foreword by PROFESSOR ANDREW PATRIZIO


      What makes Scottish architecture Scottish?

      What ideas drive Scottish architecture?

      What has modern architecture in Scotland

      meant to the Scots?


      Ever since the ‘granny-tops’, rattling and clanking in the wind to draw smoke up the tenemental flues from open coal fires, caught my attention as a three-year-old, architecture and its many parts, purposes, processes and procedures has fascinated me. For me, architecture has always had profound significance.


      'Land of Stone' seeks to disengage widely-held conceptions of what a Scottish architecture superficially looks like and to focus on the ideas and events – philosophical, political, practical and personal – that inspired architects and their clients to create the cities, towns, villages and buildings we cherish today.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account