In Search of Scottish Architecture
In Search of Scottish Architecture by ScotlandsFest is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church. It has 1 performance listed, running from Thu 20 Aug, 10:30 to Thu 20 Aug, 10:30. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Join Roger Emmerson, author of Land of Stone and Scotland in 100 Buildings, as he invites you into his 40-year search for the Scottishness of Scottish architecture. It begins before Scotland was Scotland. Before architecture was architecture. Between the mountain and the sky. Between the land and the river. An antinomy, an antisyzygy, a parallax. Tracing a path from Celtic culture, through Scots colloquialisms, to the ideas of Kant, Thomson, Gregory Smith and Žižek: Emmerson has uncovered some answers. But the search continues...
Details
- Performer: ScotlandsFest
- Venue: St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church
- Space: Hall
- Genre: SPOKEN_WORD, Talk, Historical
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Performances listed: 1, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 20 Aug, 10:30 — Already performed — £10.00