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By Hole Ousia Posted on May 16, 2022

A gateway that was never to be

This sketch design for Wemyss castle, Fife, was by Robert Lorimer and dated 1894.

Categories: Architecture, gardens, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: 1894, A gateway that was never to be, Attempts to enter the mind of the writer through the gateway, dead-end gateway, Fife, gateway, Hole Ousia, how many gateways revisited, Left-behind gateway, More of a journey than a gateway, Peter's short films about gates and gateways, Robert Lorimer, Wemyss castle

By Hole Ousia Posted on May 16, 2022

University of Edinburgh [1956 sketch]

A 1956 sketch by Basil Spence in preparation for new developments of the University of Edinburgh

Categories: Architecture, Family history, gardens, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: 1956, Basil Spence, charcoal, developments, Hole Ousia, Library, sketch, University of Edinburgh

By Hole Ousia Posted on May 16, 2022

Sources of Power Hall

Presentation sketch of the Hall of Coal for The Festival of Britain, Kelvin Hall, Exhibiton of Industrial Power, Sources of Power Hall. 1951

Categories: Architecture, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: 1951, Basil Spence, Exhibiton of Industrial Power, fossil fuels, global warming, Hole Ousia, Kelvin Hall, presentation sketch, sketch, Sources of Power Hall, The Festival of Britain

By Hole Ousia Posted on May 13, 2022May 13, 2022

a year ago

A year ago I had a short stay in Aberdeenshire. It felt like returning home. May 2021: I had a short break in Aberdeenshire staying in the Aberdeen Arms, Tarland … Continue reading a year ago

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