Guiding Architects, tour: Edinburgh: Architecture of land, politics and culture (Fig. 1)

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Guiding Architects, tour: Edinburgh: Architecture of land, politics and culture (Fig. 4)

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Tour in Edinburgh:
Edinburgh: Architecture of land, politics and culture

In this tour, we explore the relationship between national identity and architecture. You will learn about the early formation of the old town of Edinburgh in relation to geology and defence as well as the 19th and 20th Century 'conservative surgery' set out by Patrick Geddes.

We will then visit contemporary works by local architects and the tour will be book-ended by major attractions. The first major building being the National Museum of Scotland with refurbishment work by Hoskins Architects and an extension by Benson Forsyth architects. At the bottom of The Royal Mile we will visit the Scottish Parliament building by Enric Miralles and discuss the Catalan's practice in relation to the Scottish context.