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Number of projects retrieved: 125 Records 1 to 6[1167] Functionalist architecture in Brno
Brno is a fascinating mix of architectural styles, from Gothic cathedrals to art nouveau villas. In the early 20th century, several architects developed a new style which would reflect the rising status of the working and middle classes. Functionalism eschewed the opulent and ornately decorated styles that had come to represent the aristocracies and strove to find aesthetic expression not in decoration, but within the building materials’ own abilities to form and facilitate the functions the overall structure was intended for. This set of images shows some of Brno's most well-known functionalist buildings, with particular emphasis on Mies' Villa Tugendhat.
Keywords: Czech Republic, Mies, function, modernist
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
[1162] Morocco
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
[1157] Museum of the Royal Regiment of Scotland
The Royal Regiment of Scotland was formed in 2006, when The Royal Scots, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, The Black Watch, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, The Highlanders, 52nd Lowland and 51st Highland Regiments were amalgamated. The Museum of The Royal Regiment of Scotland is co-located with The Royal Scots Museum in Edinburgh Castle. It displays a number of objects relating to the Regiment's activities since formation in 2006, including artefacts from its operations in Afghanistan as well as clothing and equipment. The images that the Museum has kindly licensed to Scran will be of immense value to schools and colleges as part of the Modern Studies curriculum.
Keywords: helmet, Taliban, weapons, flags, military, army,
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland, Central Scotland
[1155] Stereoscopic Images of a Scottish Family in Malawi
A remarkable collection of images of a Scottish family in the 1930s, living and growing up in Malawi (then known as Nyasaland) contributed by Annabel Murray, whose stepfather, John Mackinlay de Meza, appears in many of the images. Equally remarkable is the nature of the images; they were originally stereoscopic glass slides that were designed to be viewed using a special wooden viewer that rendered each image in three dimensions- a bit like a ViewMaster children's toy. Scran has digitised these images, preserving the stereoscopic format, and with a suitable VR viewer they can be enjoyed once more as 3-D images.
Keywords: Africa, 3-D,
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
[1148] Further trips to India
India is a vast, multi-faceted nation, and this project sheds further light on its people, places and traditions, including numerous images of wildlife, of temples and forts, and of everyday life in this busy country. This collection was kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.
Keywords: Jaipur, Agra, temple, fort, faces, people
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
[1147] Kerala, India
Kerala is an Indian state in the south west of the country, on the Malabar coast. Like many other parts of this vast nation, it has its own traditions, customs and culture. It is documented here in a series of colourful photographs, including images of traditional dances, the coastal landscape and its fishing industry. This collection was kindly licensed to Scran by Prof. Cairns Aitken, an academic physician/psychiatrist in Rehabilitation Medicine, who became Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and retired as Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh in 1994. He was born in Dunoon, Argyll in 1933. He has had a life-long interest in photography, and in completing projects. He was awarded the CBE in 1998 for his contribution to the Health Services.
Keywords: Fishing, kathakali, faces
Location of Project Material: Outside Scotland
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