Building the Scottish Diaspora: International symposium Schedule of Papers 09.00 Welcome/Introduction: Alex Bremner, University of Edinburgh Building Jerusalem at Botany Bay: James Barnet and John Grant Mark Stiles (University of Technology, Sydney) Scottish Finance and the Development of the Built Environment in Colonial Australia Bernard Mees (RMIT, Melbourne) 11.00-11.30 Tea/Coffee Scots, Networks and Building in Van Diemen’s Land Stuart King (University of Tasmania, Launceston) Thomas Learmonth and Sons: Family Capitalism and the Pastoral Origins of Victoria’s Built Environment Harriet Edquist (RMIT, Melbourne) 13.00-13.45 Lunch An English Country House in Calcutta: the Government House, Architect Robert Adam and Statesman John Adam Sydney Ayres (University of Edinburgh) Scottish Architects and India’s Built Environment: John Begg and George Wittet Sarah Longair (University of Lincoln) 15.15-15.45 Tea/Coffee Scottish Diaspora: the George Town, Maryland Question Eve Barsoum (US Commission of Fine Arts, Washington DC) Response 1: The Wider World and Scottish Architectural History John Lowrey (University of Edinburgh) Response 2: Scottish Architectural Agency in a Global Context Andrew Leach (University of Sydney) More information can be found at the Building the Scottish Diaspora website, buildingscottishdiaspora.wordpress.com Symposium Convenors Dr Alex Bremner's staff profile Professor Harriet Edquist's staff profile Dr Stuart King's staff profile Contact the convenors Nov 17 2017 09.00 - 18.15 Building the Scottish Diaspora: International symposium This symposium will consider the nature of Scotland’s contribution to this environment, and ask how we might understand it in a geographically continuous and expansive capacity. (Published 3 November, 2017) Old Board Room, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue Register
Building the Scottish Diaspora: International symposium Schedule of Papers 09.00 Welcome/Introduction: Alex Bremner, University of Edinburgh Building Jerusalem at Botany Bay: James Barnet and John Grant Mark Stiles (University of Technology, Sydney) Scottish Finance and the Development of the Built Environment in Colonial Australia Bernard Mees (RMIT, Melbourne) 11.00-11.30 Tea/Coffee Scots, Networks and Building in Van Diemen’s Land Stuart King (University of Tasmania, Launceston) Thomas Learmonth and Sons: Family Capitalism and the Pastoral Origins of Victoria’s Built Environment Harriet Edquist (RMIT, Melbourne) 13.00-13.45 Lunch An English Country House in Calcutta: the Government House, Architect Robert Adam and Statesman John Adam Sydney Ayres (University of Edinburgh) Scottish Architects and India’s Built Environment: John Begg and George Wittet Sarah Longair (University of Lincoln) 15.15-15.45 Tea/Coffee Scottish Diaspora: the George Town, Maryland Question Eve Barsoum (US Commission of Fine Arts, Washington DC) Response 1: The Wider World and Scottish Architectural History John Lowrey (University of Edinburgh) Response 2: Scottish Architectural Agency in a Global Context Andrew Leach (University of Sydney) More information can be found at the Building the Scottish Diaspora website, buildingscottishdiaspora.wordpress.com Symposium Convenors Dr Alex Bremner's staff profile Professor Harriet Edquist's staff profile Dr Stuart King's staff profile Contact the convenors Nov 17 2017 09.00 - 18.15 Building the Scottish Diaspora: International symposium This symposium will consider the nature of Scotland’s contribution to this environment, and ask how we might understand it in a geographically continuous and expansive capacity. (Published 3 November, 2017) Old Board Room, Edinburgh College of Art, 74 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue Register
Nov 17 2017 09.00 - 18.15 Building the Scottish Diaspora: International symposium This symposium will consider the nature of Scotland’s contribution to this environment, and ask how we might understand it in a geographically continuous and expansive capacity. (Published 3 November, 2017)
