Past events

Annual General Meeting 2026
with three book short presentations

Wednesday, 30th September, 7:00pm
in Edinburgh and online

Annual General Meeting followed by short presentation about recently published books on Modernist architecture in Africa, Hong Kong and Scotland.

The presentations will be given by the books coauthors / coeditors Dr Alistair Fair and Prof Miles Glendinning, of the University of Edinburgh, and Prof Ola Uduku, of the Universiry of Liverpool

Photo of the front elevation of the Lenin Museum in Tashkent, Tajikistan
Soviet architecture and historical restoration in Central Asia: Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Thursday, 22nd October, 7:00pm
in Aberdeen and online

Presentation by Barney Crockett, councillor and former Lord Provost of Aberdeen City, about architectural developments and historical restoration in the 1980s in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The presentation will be based on Crockett’s travel experiences when visiting both countries during his honeymoon and other travels.

High Sunderland, House for Bernat Klein, designed by Peter Womersley
Peter Womersley’s Buildings in Scotland
A talk by Rebecca Wober

Thursday, 11th June, 7pm
in Edinburgh and online

Peter Womersley (1923–1993) was one of the most significant, yet often overlooked, modernist architects of post-war Britain.

The architect and educator Rebecca Wober will present Womersley’s buildings in Scotland in a talk shaped by her personal research interests. She has been investigating the architect’s oeuvre for years, academically and architecturally.

Dominion Cinema, an Art Deco marvel, Edinburgh
20th-century stroll through
Edinburgh’s Morningside

Saturday, 25th July, 12:30pm
in Edinburgh

Guided walk through the Morningside neighbourhood to take a look at various significant 20th-century buildings, ranging from private houses to commercial, educational and healthcare facilities.

The walk will be guided by the architectural historian 
Dr. Clive B. Fenton and the conservation architect Carsten Hermann, both committee members of Docomomo Scotland.