This is coming up the week after next! Although a note that Rosalie will now be talking to PPRIAS Chris Stewart from Collective rather than Alistair

RIAS Bookshop@riasbookshop.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We’re excited to welcome Rosalie Menon and Alistair Leith. Come along on Thursday 2nd April at 6:30pm to hear and see them talk about Glasgow From Above - their new book showing Glasgow’s architecture and history from a new angle. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

We’re excited to welcome Rosalie Menon and Alistair Leith. Come along on Thursday 2nd April at 6:30pm to hear and see them talk about Glasgow From Above - their new book showing Glasgow’s architecture and history from a new angle. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

BookshopLATES... Glasgow from Above

Join architect Rosalie Menon and photographer Alistair Leith for a fresh look at Glasgow's ever-changing urban landscape.

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Our Book of the Week is ‘The Senses in Interior Design’ edited by John Potvin, Marie-Ève Marchand and Benoit Beaulieu from @manchesterup.bsky.social These stimulating essays explore how interior design has been shaped by sensory experiences through the ages. Available online and in-store.

Here’s a wee glimpse at what’s been hitting the bookshop shelves recently

This is coming up next week! Should be a great event with Bruce Peters and Drew Plunkett talking with Pamela Flanagan from @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social all about their new book on British Interior Design in the past century #interiordesign #interiordesignscotland #booklaunch #edinburgh

BookshopLATES... British Interior Design since 1925

Join Bruce Peter as he discusses the creativity and innovation of designers working in British interiors over the past century

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RIAS Bookshop@riasbookshop.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We’re delighted to be welcoming Bruce Peter, Professor of Design History at Glasgow School of Art to kick off our BookshopLATES event series for 2026. Join us on Thu 12th Feb to hear to hear from Bruce about his recent book ‘British Interior Design since 1925’ Tickets available via Eventbrite

Print copies of RIAS Review #63 now available in the shop Books reviewed in this issue: ‘Albert Kahn Inc.: Architecture, Labor and Industry, 1905-1961’ ‘Women Changing Cities: Global Stories of Urban Transformation’ ‘Making Space: Interior Design by Women’ All available in-store and online

Our Book of the Week is ‘Architecture and Artifice’ by Christine Casey from @yalebooks.bsky.social The book uses archival material and insights from architectural conservation to consider the materials and craftsmanship that shaped 18th-century architecture in Britain & Ireland.

We love getting parcels from @themodernist.bsky.social This week's included a lovely pile of 'Modernist Churches of Scotland' and Commonplace - a new photo zine produced in collaboration with Uhm! Publishing Issue One: Brighton and Issue Two: Blackpool Fronts are now in stock

We’re delighted to be welcoming Bruce Peter, Professor of Design History at Glasgow School of Art to kick off our BookshopLATES event series for 2026. Join us on Thu 12th Feb to hear to hear from Bruce about his recent book ‘British Interior Design since 1925’ Tickets available via Eventbrite

As we head into January we’re taking a look at our best selling titles from 2025 Books linked to our BookshopLATES events have a strong showing again - watch this space for news on our first events of 2026 later this week

The RIAS Bookshop will be closed Friday 12th December. We’ll be back open Monday morning

Introducing our 2025 Arch-vent Calendar featuring some of the excellent books published this year. First up is Post-War Homes by Dominic Bradbury from RIBA Publishing. Featuring 30 illustrated case studies of 1950s and 60s housing, including standalone homes and mid & high-rise projects.

Our Book of the Week is ‘The Modern British City 1945-2000’ published by @lhartbooks.bsky.social Exploring post-war transformations in British cities, this book reveals how architectural, political and social shifts combined to shape our modern urban landscapes

Finally the quintessential book on Scottish Brutalism has arrived! Our Book of the Week is Brutal Scotland by Simon Phipps (@new-brutalism.bsky.social) Lavishly illustrated in monochrome, it reveals the stark beauty of these monumental buildings. Copies available in store and online.

Our Book of the Week, ‘Making Space’ by Jane Hall from @phaidonpress.bsky.social is a global survey of the most creative women practicing interior design in the 20th and 21st centuries. Copies are available in store, online and at our pop-up shop @edinburghcollegeofart.bsky.social on Thu 13/Fri 14

Just arrived in the shop: New Utopia - Cumbernauld The new zine in the Concrete Aesthetic series from Uhm Publishing landed this week along with more copies of their other Scottish titles

We’re been looking forward to this one since it was announced by @themodernist.bsky.social ‘Modernist Scotland’ by Bruce Peter is our Book of the Week. Copies available in store and online at bookshop.rias.org.uk

This week's book is 'Embodied Carbon for Sustainable Building Conservation' edited by Oriel Prizeman for @routledgebooks.bsky.social Featuring multi-disciplinary perspectives on treating embodied carbon in the conservation of historic environments, it provides the latest research and guidance.

Our Book of the Week is ‘Transform’ from Monacelli Press Featuring 12 projects from TenBerke studios which combine the best of old and new to create visibly repurposed places remade for and by the people who use them bookshop.rias.org.uk/products/transform

Join us on the 5th November to celebrate RIBA’s new title New Scottish Houses with author and architecture journalist Isabelle Priest. Tickets on our Eventbrite

This week’s featured title is ‘Sustainable and Regenerative Materials for Architecture’ A handbook of low- and no-carbon materials focusing on sustainable materials,their sourcing, technical properties and the processes required for their use in architecture. Copies available in store & online

Our Book of the Week is Cliff Hague and Richard Rodger's 'Campaigning for Edinburgh' from Birlinn Books. Celebrating their 150th anniversary, this fascinating history of @thecockburn.bsky.social documents their tireless work preserving Edinburgh’s unique built environment for future generations.

Next Thursday (11th September), we mark 150 years of the Cockburn Association with the authors of their recent book ‘Campaigning for Edinburgh’. Join us at the RIAS Bookshop. Doors open at 6pm for a 6:30pm start. Tickets available: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

Our Book of the Week is an overview from architectural practice fardaa of their project to adapt a ruined byre into the dining space for restaurant Croft 3 on Mull. Copies available in store and online at bookshop.rias.org.uk

Our Book of the Week is an exploration of Scotland’s lighthouses from the earliest beacons to the automation of modern times, featuring photos and drawings from the Historic Environment Scotland archive.

We looking to escape the crowds with this week’s book pick, ‘Bothy: In Search of Simple Shelter’ by Kat Hill from @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social Copies available in store or online at bookshop.rias.org.uk

Our Book of the Week is ‘100 Sustainable Scottish Buildings’ published by SEDA. A showcase of diverse building projects from across Scotland, all of which adopted a sustainable approach to design Copies are available in store or via bookshop.rias.org.uk/products/100-sustainable-scottish-buildings

Our Book of the Week is Isabelle Priest’s ‘New Scottish Homes’ from RIBA. A sumptuous celebration of the cutting edge of contemporary Scottish residential architecture.

Our Book of the Week is ‘1960s University Buildings’ by John Barr. John will be joining us on Thu for our next BookshopLATE to discuss how universities became the home of cutting edge architecture in the sixties www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshoplates-1960s-university-buildings-tickets-1394366019299

Our Book of the Week is Roger Emmerson’s ‘Scotland in 100 Buildings’ from @luathpress.bsky.social A perfectly pocket-sized guide to Scotland’s architectural heritage from prehistory to the modern day.