Projects

[0805] Scotland's Country Estates: How They Work

A look at around 15 major Scottish country houses, their ancillary buildings and surrounding landscape architecture, examining the history and workings of the country estate. Particular use is made of aerial photographs to show garden and landscape layouts.

Keywords: Scotland, photographs, buildings

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland

[0802] A Selection of Photography from Ikon Scotland II

A further selection of photography by James and Saul Gardiner of Ikon Scotland, with landscape, built heritage and culture as main themes. See also Project 659.

Keywords: Castles, Palaces, Houses, Monuments, Buildings, Bridges, Landscape, Lochs, Mountains, Archaeology, Festivals, Edinburgh, Parliament, Jubilee, Royal Highland Show

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland

[0801] Treasures: University of Aberdeen Zoology Museum

A selection of images from Robert Knox's century collection of comparative anatomy, specimens brought back from the polar regions and also current documents concerning 21st century problems of conservation and extinction throughout various habitats.

Keywords: Robert Knox, conservation, University of Aberdeen

Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland, Grampian

[0799] The Work of RMJM Architects

Three computer animations from RMJM Architects on two projects which were not yet built at the time: the Scottish Parliament and the Falkirk Wheel.

Keywords: Video

Location of Project Material: Central Scotland, Lothian

[0763] Townscape, Landscape and People, 1845-1975 (part 2)

Selected images from the St Andrews University Library photographic archive. Themes include architecture, sport and recreation, landscape, rural industries and material culture. See also Project 813.

Keywords: Social history, agriculture, leisure, St Andrews

Location of Project Material: All over Scotland, Fife

[0762] Highlights from Perth Museum and Art Gallery

Important artefacts and fine art from the museum's collection, including a collection of drawings of fungi by Helen Beatrix Potter and a collection of lithographic prints by David Octavius Hill.

Location of Project Material: Central Scotland, Tayside