Designs on Democracy

Whilst there are some studies of architecture in Scotland post-devolution, writings on design are largely non-existent. Designs on Democracy seeks to fill that gap and ranges over the debates concerning architecture, urbanism, design and the Creative and Cultural Industries and the policies, people and places that stimulate and animate them. The book also tells a story about Scotland’s creatives –where they work and how their ideas and what they create and design contribute to Scotland’s democratic culture and identity.

Stuart Macdonald Obe was born and brought up in Scotland where he trained in fine art. He was the founder Director of the Lighthouse, Scotland's National Centre for Architecture and Design and is Emeritus Professor, Gray's School of Art, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen.

List of Abbreviations	p. viii
Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 5
A Beacon for Scotland	p. 9
The Lighthouse: Architecture and Design Centre or Multiplex?	p. 12
An Art Lesson Glasgow has to Learn	p. 18
Why Do We Need Art Schools?	p. 20
Progressive Pragmatism	p. 27
Subverting Design	p. 32
Design Through Industry	p. 37
Burning Questions	p. 43
A Score Created For Frozen Music	p. 48
The Limits of the City: Urban Models and the Worldwide Expansion of Urbanism	p. 52
Re: Motion and the Scots' Invention of Mobility	p. 56
Patronising Places	p. 60
The Lighthouse and Scotland's Policy on Architecture	p. 70
Design Defines the Century	p. 77
The Great Heritage Con	p. 81
No Place for Public Hanging	p. 83
Designs on a Budget	p. 88
Welcome to their Space	p. 91
Glasgow Design City	p. 94
Better by Design: An Architect Who Truly Deserves His Iconic Status (Charles Rennie Mackintosh)	p. 104
6000 Miles	p. 107
When is a Designer not a Designer?	p. 110
Defining Place	p. 113
Global Warning	p. 119
Designs on Making Scotland Competitive	p. 123
The Creative Class in Scotland	p. 127
Gray's Anatomy: Why Ceramics Education in Scotland Hasn't Quite Died	p. 129
Sun, Sex and TEA	p. 133
Aberdeen's City Square Project Represents a Loss of Democracy	p. 136
The Future is Digital?	p. 138
Joined-Up Creativity: Creative Industries and Scotland's Urban and Rural Creative Economy	p. 147
Aberdeen Doesn't Need a 'McGuggenheim' and Shouldn't Have to Vote on it Either	p. 160
Acknowledgements	p. 162
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