Building Modern Scotland: A Social and Architectural History of the New Towns, 1947-1997

by Kat Breen, Alistair Fair, Lynn Abrams

Combining architectural and social history, this open access book 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350401706
• ISBN13: 9781350401709
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.7"