Rockville: James Gowans’ ‘Romantic Rationalist’ Masterpiece with ANDY ARTHUR

Name: Rockville: James Gowans’ ‘Romantic Rationalist’ Masterpiece with ANDY ARTHUR
Start: 2025-03-10T18:30:00+00:00
Location: 41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL, United Kingdom

Schedule

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025 at 06:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

41 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EL, United Kingdom | Edinburgh, SC

Andy Arthur looks at the history of this remarkable building and its builder, James Gowans.
The Merchiston Pagoda, Tottering Towers, Crazy Manor, Sugar Loaf House – call it what you may, Rockville was one of the most notable buildings in Victorian Edinburgh and indeed Scotland. Andy Arthur looks at the history of this remarkable building and its builder, James Gowans, and shows how Rockville’s ornate, Gothic form hid a formulaic, rationalist approach to architecture that has much in common with the ideas of Le Corbusier.
Also live on Zoom.