Join Alistair Fair, Valerie Wright and their fellow researchers from the Universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow for a discussion of their Leverhulme Trust funded project, Building a Modern Scotland: The New Towns, c. 1947-2017.
About the book:
Combining architectural and social history, Building Modern Scotland tells for the first time the in-depth story of Scotland’s new towns. One of the most significant episodes in modern architectural, urban and social history, Scotland’s postwar new towns offered new housing, new ways of life and new jobs. Begun between the late 1940s and the late 1960s, the new towns – East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine – were a key element of the planned Welfare State, attracting international attention and widespread publicity.
Copies of the book will be available to buy at a special launch price of £45 (RRP £85)
About the event:
Date: Wednesday 26th February 2025
Doors open: 18:00
Talk begins: 18:30
Venue: RIAS Bookshop, 15 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2BE
Tickets: £3 (FREE for Members)
*Our event space is located on the first floor, please let us know in advance if you have any access needs and we will do our best to assist you.