We'll be holding our AGM online on Tuesday 30th September at 7pm, do join us if you're interested in our work/want to get involved. Contact us at [email protected] for meeting details.

If anyone asks 'what do people who like 20th century architecture do in their spare time?' the answer is, of course, 'vents'. Splendid stuff - if you're in London in September, this is definitely worth booking... secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

NEW: Heritage coalition saves derelict modernist gem Bernat Klein Studio after £279,000 auction battle, in bid to renovate and reopen it #Modernism #Modernist #BernatKleinStudio www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

The Bernat Klein Studio near Galashiels is going to be auctioned tomorrow, 30 July You can still support heritage organisations in trying to buy this outstanding Modernist building by giving at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/saving-pet... Keep your fingers crossed that the coalition can get the building!

Support Scottish heritage organisations to buy Bernat Klein Studio, near Galashiels www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/7nPrRvgl The late-Modernist building of 1972, designed by architect Peter Womersley, is to be auctioned on 30 July. Listed and vacant, this architectural marvel needs urgent saving!

This is exciting and very welcome news!

Less than three weeks until our 20th-century architecture tour of Aberdeen City on Saturday, 02 August The day will include a former swimming pool, university buildings, residential tower blocks and more. The morning is on foot and the afternoon by minibus TicketTailor.com/events/DocomomoScotland

Join us for a tour of #Aberdeen on 02 August to explore the city's rich architectural heritage of the mid- to late 20th century. The guided tour will include mass housing, the Bon Accord Baths, Gray's School of Art and more. 11am-5pm on foot and by minibus TicketTailor.com/events/docomomoscotland

🗞️"It is hard to appreciate now, but SAVE’s early activities fundamentally transformed the perception of heritage, & expanded the scope of what was deemed worth keeping" 🎂SAVE's 50th celebrated in the ‪@theguardian.com‬ ‪@ollywainwright.bsky.social‬ Read the story: shorturl.at/8gnse

THIS SATURDAY, 21 June, Edinburgh walk from King's Buildings to Cameron Toll to discover fascinating 20th-century Modernist architectural heritage The walk, from 12:30 to 15:00, will be guided by Dr Clive Fenton and Carsten Hermann. More info & tickets at TicketTailor.com/events/docomomoscotland

Lead on, Macduff: how the tide turned for Aberdeenshire’s #ArtDeco lido at Tarlair @theguardian.com story on community action that's led to this pavilion's restoration. Next stage is to reopen the adjoining sea pools 🏊 @future-lidos.bsky.social 💚 #ArtDecoCentenary www.theguardian.com/travel/2025/...

Join us on Saturday, 21 June, for a guided walk to explore 20th-century architecture in south Edinburgh: from Blackford Avenue via King's Buildings to Nether Liberton. We'll take a look at houses and commercial and educational buildings. Info and tickets at TicketTailor.com/events/docomomoscotland

Join Andrew for a walking tour of Livingston new town and its splendid public art this Saturday (June 7th) - the sun is sure to shine! 😎

Join us on 21 June for a guided walk in Edinburgh from King's Buildings to Cameron Toll with a few other stops on the way. The walk will include various 20th-century buildings, ranging from private houses to commercial, educational and healthcare facilities. tickettailor.com/events/docomomoscotland

Category B listed 44 George Street ('Trotters') offers a characterful & high-quality pomo frontage by Simpson & Brown, a valuable contribution to Edinburgh's modern heritage. Apps in now on proposed changes to the shopfront & interior-have your say! citydev-portal.edinburgh.gov.uk/idoxpa-web/a...

Happy Africa Day. Time for a reminder that in the mid 20th century, in newly independent countries across Africa, modernist architecture emerged as a powerful symbol of national identity, ambition, and the collective aspiration for a brighter future. www.archdaily.com/1021063/redi...

Join us next Wednesday for our latest BookshopLATE talk on Cumbernauld Town Centre. Tickets available here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

EVENT: Join C20 for a curator tour of the RIBA exhibition 'Difficult Sites: Architecture Against the Odds', exploring remarkable achievements in the face of tricky terrain, awkward urban plots, and challenging remodels. 📍RIBA Gallery 🗓️ Tue 29 Apr, 6:30pm 🎟️ secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

Our Book of the Week is ‘Art Deco Scotland’ Author Bruce Peter guides us through a diverse range of Art Deco villas, shops, cinemas, ocean liners and more from the HES collection. bookshop.rias.org.uk/products/art-deco-scotland-design-and-architecture-in-the-jazz-age

What's better than a modernist Scottish church? Very little! A potential 'gift to self'. Matthew Dransfield's (@brutalbasil on Instagram) 'Modernist Churches of Scotland' pocketbook is available now.... @themodernist.bsky.social modernist.org/collections/books/products/modernist-churches-of-scotland

Struck by the crisp and elegant Shrewsbury market hall, 1965, by David Aberdeen (who also designed Congress House).

Have your say on this handsome part of Govan's 1950s shipbuilding history. Proposal to list at Cat C - closes for comment 21 April haveyoursay.historicenvironment.scot/heritage/fai...

⚡ Power from the Glens – The Story of Scotland’s Hydroelectric Revolution! Join Dr Alistair Fair & Dr Harriet Richardson Blakeman as they explore the architecture & impact of these 20th-century marvels. 📅 Mon 14 April, 6:30pm 📍 Edinburgh & Online 💷 £6 (£2 students) 🎟️ buff.ly/zNApZ1D

What a beauty! Sign the petition!

Scotland's Superpits: Talk on 20 February in person and online Dr Miles Oglethorpe will outline the history of coal mining in Scotland in the 20th century and explore the emergence of superpits and their architectural development Info & tickets £7/£5/£3 at tickettailor.com/events/docomomoscotland

📸 Love brutalist architecture as much as we do? The Guardian is doing a call-out for photos of your favourite brutalist buildings worldwide: from well-known landmarks to hidden gems. Get to it! www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Fantastic news! A great effort by all involved to improve understanding & appreciation of the Scottish new towns. We're sure this timely exploration will become a valuable resource for those interested in modern Scottish history, architecture & planning.

One for the diary! Looking forward to hearing more about Fiona's work for these important buildings.

For all who love new town art and want to know more, this looks great.

If post war architecture and planning is your bag, I can heartily recommend this 1979 documentary on New Towns. Harlow, Peterlee, Runcorn and Milton Keynes are all there in their 1970’s glory. A real gem. @grindrod.bsky.social @municipaldreams.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Wonderful that the Brambell Zoology Building at Bangor University has been listed at Grade II! 1971, William Marsden for Percy Thomas & Sons coflein.gov.uk/en/site/424425

We have commissioned another update of the BIBLIOGRAPHY OF EDINBURGH HISTORY https://buff.ly/404Qgsv for release in May 2025. Suggestions for inclusion, either for new or items we might have missed can be emailed with the full details to [email protected] before 31st Jan2025.

Our first talk of 2025 is on the 15th January. We are very grateful and at very short notice, Prof Cliff Hague has stepped in to replace the previously published speaker, with his talk "Edinburgh and the Cockburn Association". Open to both members and non members. #edinhistory #cockburnassociation

Printed #docomomojournal have arrived in time to mark the end of 2024. Looking good! No.70 is on #kharkiv #ukraine and 72 focuses on #yugoslavia The journals are #openaccess and you can check them (and other numbers) out at docomomojournal.com #docomomo #modernism #journal #20c #culturalheritage

Printed #docomomojournal have arrived in time to mark the end of 2024. Looking good! No.70 is on #kharkiv #ukraine and 72 focuses on #yugoslavia The journals are #openaccess and you can check them (and other numbers) out at docomomojournal.com #docomomo #modernism #journal #20c #culturalheritage

UPDATE: Another extremely disappointing decision, as Historic England recommend not to list Bury Market Hall (1969-71), following an application by C20. Closed abruptly in Oct 2023 after RAAC concrete was found, we now urge the council to proceed with a repair project and allow traders to return.

Bury is one of a small number of outstanding post-war market buildings across the UK, defined by their virtuoso roof structures. The 4 listed examples are: 📍 Coventry Mkt, 1957-58 📍 Pannier Mkt, Plymouth, 1959-60 📍 Smithfield Poultry Mkt, London, 1961-63 📍 Queensgate Mkt, Huddersfield, 1968-70

Department stores provided the first motor parks for shoppers and later built some of the UK's most interesting multi-storey car parks. Below: Debenhams' London car park in 1925 and 1971. Unbelievably, just 46 years apart! A new blog at: buildingourpast.com/2024/11/27/d...

This is a great, powerful sentiment - it would be good to see a genuine embrace of quality council housing by govts again.

Next Friday Nov 29 I'll give the @c20society.bsky.social winter lecture 'Battle of the Big Beasts: Postwar University Durham'! Buildings from Trad via Mod to Decon. Join me! In person London tickets secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx... Zoom tickets: secure.c20society.org.uk/Default.aspx...

Scotland's oldest conservation charity. We protect, preserve and promote Edinburgh's built heritage, natural environment and civic amenity Come in and have a look! www.cockburnassociation.org.uk

Good riddance to politicised distractions from solving the housing crisis 😅 ALSO from a visual perspective (think New London Vernacular etc) still feels like CABE had way more impact on UK architecture than the Office for Place ever did www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/office-...

House by Morris & Steedman for sale in Edinburgh. EPC band E. A one-off. #DOCOMOMO www.rettie.co.uk/property-sal...

The focus may be England, but what 90's Scottish buildings do you think should be recognised through listing? We'd love to hear your thoughts!

East Kilbride town centre in September 1975.

We've made the move from other place to bluesky and its so nice to see some 'familiar faces'!